Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
939. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile liaison officers attached to the Carlow division for each year from 2009 to date by division, district and sub-district in tabular form. [34397/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra976. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile liaison officers attached to the Meath division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 to date in 2018 by division, district and sub-district, in tabular form. [34434/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra1011. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile liaison officers attached to the Dublin northern metropolitan region for each year from 2009 to date by division, district and sub-district in tabular form. [34499/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra1054. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile liaison officers attached to the Kilkenny division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018 by division, district and sub-district in tabular form [34765/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra1092. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile liaison officers attached to the Mayo division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by division, district and sub-district, in tabular form. [34804/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra1136. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile liaison officers attached the Dublin metropolitan region north in each year since 2009 to date in 2018 by division, district and sub-district, in tabular form. [34931/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra1173. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile liaison officers attached to the Sligo-Leitrim Garda division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018 by division, district and sub-district in tabular form. [34972/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 939, 976, 1011, 1054, 1092, 1136 and 1173 together.
As the Deputies will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. Garda management keeps this distribution under review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities to ensure optimum use is made of the resources.
I am advised by the Commissioner that Garda Juvenile Liaison Officers (JLOs) are specially trained to fulfil a key role in implementing the Garda Diversion Programme. Their role includes the administration of formal and informal cautions as well as appropriate supervision of children who have been admitted to the Diversion Programme, as provided in Part 4 of the Children Act 2001.
I am informed by the Commissioner that the information requested by the Deputy is not readily available in the format requested, as JLOs are assigned on a Garda Divisional basis. Accordingly, for the Deputy's information I have set out in the following table, as supplied by the Commissioner, the latest figures by Division.
Juvenile Liaison Officers Divisions 2009 - 2018
|
Division |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018* |
|
Sligo/Leitrim |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Kilkenny/Carlow |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
Meath |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
Mayo |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
DMR North |
12 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
12 |
*As of 31 May 2018
