Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
642. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of JLOs attached to the Donegal division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by division, district and sub-district in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32608/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra681. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile liaison officers attached to the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018 by division, district and sub-district in tabular form. [32757/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra712. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of JLOs attached to the Louth division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018 by division, district and sub-district in tabular form. [32797/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra781. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile liaison officers attached to the Limerick city division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by division, district and sub-district, in tabular form. [33052/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 642, 681, 712 and 781 together.
As the Deputy 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 attached table, as supplied by the Commissioner, the latest figures by Division.
Juvenile Liaison Officers Donegal, DMR south, Louth, Limerick Divisions 2009-2018
|
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018* |
|
|
Donegal |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
DMR south |
10 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
|
Louth |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
Limerick |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
*As of 31 May 2018.
