Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 June 2018
110. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of charges pressed against juveniles; the number of files relating to juveniles sent to the DPP; and the number of juveniles referred to the Garda youth diversion scheme in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [26011/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra111. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases referred to the national juvenile office by Garda division in each of the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26012/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra112. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the outcome of referrals to the national juvenile office in each of the past three years by the number of cases relevant to each category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26013/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 110, 111 and 112 together.
The operation of the Garda Diversion Programme is monitored by a Committee established under Section 44 of the Children Act 2001, whose annual reports are laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. These reports provide a breakdown of categories of referrals to the Garda Diversion Programme.
The information requested by the Deputy that is available is provided in the following table. The outstanding information has been requested from An Garda Síochána (as noted in the attachment) and will be provided to the Deputy when received.
|
Year |
Children referred to the Garda Diversion Programme |
Charges Pressed against Juvenile Offenders |
Juvenile files sent to the DPP |
|
2017 |
Requested from AGS |
Requested from AGS |
Requested from AGS |
|
2016 |
9,451 |
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|
2015 |
9,807 |
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|
2014 |
9,991 |
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|
2013 |
10,420 |
Number of Children referred to the Garda Diversion Programme by Garda Division
|
- |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
|
Dublin Region |
Requested from AGS |
3,043 |
3169 |
|
D.M.R Eastern |
349 |
316 |
|
|
D.M.R North Central |
664 |
251 |
|
|
D.M.R Northern |
589 |
774 |
|
|
D.M.R South Central |
289 |
193 |
|
|
D.M.R Southern |
469 |
685 |
|
|
D.M.R Western |
683 |
950 |
|
|
Eastern Region |
1,193 |
1311 |
|
|
Kildare |
269 |
367 |
|
|
Laois/Offaly |
257 |
264 |
|
|
Meath |
250 |
259 |
|
|
Westmeath |
179 |
182 |
|
|
Wicklow |
238 |
239 |
|
|
Northern Region |
1,054 |
951 |
|
|
Cavan/Monaghan |
280 |
267 |
|
|
Donegal |
328 |
282 |
|
|
Louth |
298 |
249 |
|
|
Sligo/Leitrim |
148 |
153 |
|
|
South Eastern Region |
1,078 |
1151 |
|
|
Kilkenny/Carlow |
268 |
252 |
|
|
Tipperary |
249 |
304 |
|
|
Waterford |
320 |
344 |
|
|
Wexford |
241 |
251 |
|
|
Southern Region |
1,924 |
1954 |
|
|
Cork City |
628 |
554 |
|
|
Cork North |
284 |
312 |
|
|
Cork West |
181 |
216 |
|
|
Kerry |
338 |
298 |
|
|
Limerick |
493 |
574 |
|
|
Western Region |
1,159 |
1138 |
|
|
Clare |
321 |
353 |
|
|
Galway |
488 |
474 |
|
|
Mayo |
176 |
166 |
|
|
Roscommon/Longford |
174 |
145 |
|
|
Outside Jurisdiction |
0 |
133 |
|
|
Grand Total |
9,451 |
9807 |
Outcomes of Referrals to the Garda Diversion Programme
(Please note that “Referrals” records the number of instances for which young people were referred for consideration for Diversion, and that some young offenders were referred in relation to several incidents)
|
Recommendation |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
|
Informal Caution |
Requested from AGS |
6,251 |
6,145 |
|
Formal Caution |
3,614 |
3,474 |
|
|
Unsuitable for Diversion Programme |
5,266 |
6,913 |
|
|
Restorative Caution |
667 |
891 |
|
|
No Further Action |
661 |
756 |
|
|
*Others |
1,156 |
1,334 |
|
|
Grand Total |
17,615 |
19,513 |
*Includes requests for further information
