I am very conscious of how the impact of anti-social behaviour affects the quality of life for local communities. Preventing children getting involved in criminality and diverting children away from it when they have already become involved is a key priority for me as Minister for Justice and the Programme for Government contains a number of commitments with regard to tackling anti-social behaviour.
I am informed that currently there are 105 Garda Youth Diversion Projects. The intention is to further develop this service so that it is available to every child in the State who could benefit from it, through an ongoing expansion of existing services and the foundation of new projects where necessary.
I am further informed that the projects are being developed to provide family support to the parents of young people participating in the projects, and are undertaking early intervention and preventative work. The role of the projects in relation to harder-to-engage young people is being enhanced and extended as part of the evolving Youth Justice system.
The Department is supporting the ongoing development of practice in Garda Youth Diversion Projects through the Action Research Project led by the University of Limerick. The Action Research Project works directly with front-line Youth Justice Workers from local projects to develop interventions and best practice. Based on initial outcomes from the Action Research Project, and evaluations of a number of pilot projects, it is intended to develop proposals to expand the existing services. This would ensure national coverage and a stronger focus on difficult issues such as the hard-to-reach cohort.
These issues are addressed in the draft Youth Justice Strategy 2020-2026, which is due to be published in Q4 2020.
Details of the funding allocations sought for the Garda Youth Diversion Projects are set out in the following table.
Garda Youth Diversion Project
|
Community Based Organisation
|
County
|
Garda District
|
Total Funding 2019
|
Total Funding 2020
|
Overall Total
|
ABLE
|
Foróige
|
Dublin
|
Clondalkin
|
€139,587.00
|
€141,110.00
|
€280,697.00
|
ACORN
|
Midlands Regional Youth Service
|
Offaly
|
Tullamore
|
€148,723.00
|
€146,582.00
|
€295,305.00
|
ALF
|
Midlands Regional Youth Service
|
Westmeath
|
Athlone
|
€119,550.00
|
€127,055.00
|
€246,605.00
|
APT
|
Foróige
|
Dublin
|
Tallaght
|
€104,966.00
|
€108,599.00
|
€213,565.00
|
ATHY
|
Extern Ireland
|
Kildare
|
Kildare
|
€117,643.00
|
€115,876.00
|
€233,519.00
|
BALL
|
Waterford and South Tipperary CYS
|
Waterford
|
Waterford
|
€124,240.00
|
€123,439.00
|
€247,679.00
|
BÁN
|
Foróige
|
Galway
|
Mill St
|
€140,740.00
|
€147,065.00
|
€287,805.00
|
BANDON YOUTH
|
Foróige
|
Cork
|
Bandon
|
€172,354.00
|
€172,612.00
|
€344,966.00
|
BAP
|
Foróige
|
Cork
|
Gurranabraher
|
€143,208.00
|
€144,646.00
|
€287,854.00
|
BEAT
|
Foróige
|
Dublin
|
Blanchardstown
|
€182,704.00
|
€152,930.00
|
€335,634.00
|
BLOCK
|
Foróige
|
Laois
|
Portlaoise
|
€227,146.00
|
€234,884.00
|
€462,030.00
|
BOOST
|
Foróige
|
Dublin
|
Tallaght
|
€112,707.00
|
€97,840.00
|
€210,547.00
|
BOYNE
|
Louth Youth Service
|
Louth
|
Drogheda
|
€122,280.00
|
€114,110.00
|
€236,390.00
|
BRIDGE
|
Kildare Youth Service
|
Kildare
|
Leixlip
|
€145,601.00
|
€149,638.00
|
€295,239.00
|
BRÚ
|
BRU Ltd.
|
Dublin
|
Crumlin
|
€173,236.00
|
€169,998.00
|
€343,234.00
|
BYB (BALLYMUN)
|
Crosscare
|
Dublin
|
Ballymun
|
€230,169.00
|
€244,038.00
|
€474,207.00
|
CABLE
|
Foróige
|
Louth
|
Drogheda
|
€194,192.00
|
€198,201.00
|
€392,393.00
|
CABRA STEP UP
|
Cabra for Youth
|
Dublin
|
Blanchardstown/Fitzgibbon St
|
€162,770.00
|
€209,952.00
|
€372,722.00
|
CASTLE
|
Crosscare
|
Dublin
|
Dun Laoghaire
|
€110,766.00
|
€115,471.00
|
€226,237.00
|
CAVAN 365
|
Foróige
|
Cavan
|
Cavan
|
€210,781.00
|
€234,304.00
|
€445,085.00
|
CLAY
|
CLAY Ltd
|
Dublin
|
Crumlin
|
€120,425.00
|
€127,440.00
|
€247,865.00
|
CLOYNE MOBILE DIVERSION
|
Cloyne Diocesan Youth Service
|
Cork
|
Mobile
|
€220,643.00
|
€215,516.00
|
€436,159.00
|
CODY
|
Cherry Orchard Equine Centre
|
Dublin
|
Clondalkin
|
€131,066.00
|
€160,574.00
|
€291,640.00
|
COMPASS
|
Ossory Youth
|
Kilkenny
|
Kilkenny
|
€137,230.00
|
€147,484.00
|
€284,714.00
|
CURRAGH NEWBRIDGE
|
Kildare Youth Service
|
Kildare
|
Kildare
|
€124,256.00
|
€117,353.00
|
€241,609.00
|
CYAP
|
North Connaught Youth and Community Service
|
Mayo
|
Castlebar
|
€113,825.00
|
€114,450.00
|
€228,275.00
|
CYD
|
Waterford and South Tipperary CYS
|
Tipperary
|
Clonmel
|
€125,930.00
|
€123,875.00
|
€249,805.00
|
DAN
|
Foróige
|
Dublin
|
Kevin St
|
€103,744.00
|
€103,543.00
|
€207,287.00
|
DAY
|
Waterford and South Tipperary CYS
|
Waterford
|
Dungarvan
|
€108,196.00
|
€106,490.00
|
€214,686.00
|
DEN NENAGH
|
Foróige
|
Tipperary
|
Nenagh
|
€109,535.00
|
€104,313.00
|
€213,848.00
|
DONEGAL DIVISION
|
Foróige
|
Donegal
|
Milford/Letterkenny
|
€375,916.00
|
€399,717.00
|
€775,633.00
|
DONNYCARNEY
|
Donnycarney Youth Project
|
Dublin
|
Santry
|
€121,520.00
|
€122,500.00
|
€244,020.00
|
DOUGLAS WEST
|
Foróige
|
Cork
|
Togher
|
€128,575.00
|
€130,763.00
|
€259,338.00
|
EDGE
|
Waterford and South Tipperary CYS
|
Tipperary
|
Clonmel
|
€163,581.00
|
€180,555.00
|
€344,136.00
|
EFFORT
|
Crosscare
|
Dublin
|
Blanchardstown
|
€123,356.00
|
€132,246.00
|
€255,602.00
|
ENNIS YOUTH
|
Clare Youth Service
|
Clare
|
Ennis
|
€164,988.00
|
€160,490.00
|
€325,478.00
|
EYE
|
Midlands Regional Youth Service
|
Westmeath
|
Mullingar
|
€119,750.00
|
€123,464.00
|
€243,214.00
|
FAN
|
Crosscare
|
Dublin
|
Blanchardstown
|
€255,009.00
|
€256,615.00
|
€511,624.00
|
FAYRE
|
Foróige
|
Cork
|
Mayfield/Gurranabraher
|
€111,260.00
|
€119,978.00
|
€231,238.00
|
FEABHAS
|
Cloyne Diocesan Youth Service
|
Cork
|
Cobh
|
€109,381.00
|
€109,616.00
|
€218,997.00
|
FUSION
|
Midlands Regional Youth Service
|
Offaly
|
Tullamore
|
€111,732.00
|
€110,305.00
|
€222,037.00
|
GAP
|
Foróige
|
Cork
|
Mayfield
|
€177,641.00
|
€185,503.00
|
€363,144.00
|
GRAFT
|
Crosscare
|
Dublin
|
Lucan
|
€121,747.00
|
€122,693.00
|
€244,440.00
|
HAY
|
Foróige
|
Dublin
|
Fitzgibbon St
|
€116,531.00
|
€278,653.00
|
€395,184.00
|
HERON
|
Foróige
|
Cork
|
Togher
|
€103,667.00
|
€107,959.00
|
€211,626.00
|
HIGH VOLTAGE
|
Cox's Demesne
|
Louth
|
Dundalk
|
€127,048.00
|
€129,475.00
|
€256,523.00
|
HUB
|
Carlow Regional Youth Service
|
Carlow
|
Carlow
|
€127,388.00
|
€125,424.00
|
€252,812.00
|
JAY
|
Foróige
|
Dublin
|
Tallaght
|
€180,749.00
|
€231,237.00
|
€411,986.00
|
JETS
|
Crosscare
|
Dublin
|
Coolock
|
€115,254.00
|
€119,436.00
|
€234,690.00
|
JUNCTION
|
Youth Work Ireland Galway
|
Galway
|
Ballinasloe
|
€118,626.00
|
€121,082.00
|
€239,708.00
|
KEEP (FORMERLY KILMORE WEST)
|
Kilmore West Ltd.
|
Dublin
|
Coolock
|
€210,487.00
|
€227,230.00
|
€437,717.00
|
KERRY KEY SERVICE (6 PROJECTS)
|
KDYS
|
Kerry
|
Killarney
|
€773,283.00
|
€767,000.38
|
€1,540,283.38
|
KEY (1+2)
|
Foróige
|
Dublin
|
Tallaght
|
€219,958.00
|
€206,416.00
|
€426,374.00
|
KILRUSH
|
Clare Youth Service
|
Clare
|
Kilrush
|
€118,152.00
|
€109,417.00
|
€227,569.00
|
KNOCKNAHEENY HOLYHILL
|
Foróige LDTF
|
Cork
|
Gurranabraher
|
€107,011.00
|
€110,985.00
|
€217,996.00
|
KRIB
|
Foróige
|
Dublin
|
Kevin St
|
€116,337.00
|
€117,353.00
|
€233,690.00
|
LAB
|
Crosscare
|
Dublin
|
Dun Laoghaire
|
€171,461.00
|
€175,678.00
|
€347,139.00
|
LAR
|
Foróige
|
Meath
|
Ashbourne
|
€116,556.00
|
€123,609.00
|
€240,165.00
|
LEAP
|
Foróige
|
Longford
|
Longford
|
€146,310.00
|
€246,041.00
|
€392,351.00
|
LIBERTIES CLUB
|
SICCDA
|
Dublin
|
Kevin St
|
€114,627.00
|
€116,974.00
|
€231,601.00
|
LIMERICK YOUTH SERVICE
|
Limerick Youth Service
|
Limerick
|
Henry St
|
€463,219.00
|
€524,061.00
|
€987,280.00
|
MALLOW
|
Cloyne Diocesan Youth Service
|
Cork
|
Mallow
|
€112,168.00
|
€108,377.00
|
€220,545.00
|
MAY
|
Foróige
|
Cork
|
Anglesea St
|
€103,729.00
|
€106,857.00
|
€210,586.00
|
MEAS
|
Foróige
|
Galway
|
Mill St
|
€133,709.00
|
€141,352.00
|
€275,061.00
|
MNYP
|
Foróige
|
Monaghan
|
Monaghan
|
€134,809.00
|
€134,631.00
|
€269,440.00
|
MOST
|
Bradóg Youth Service
|
Dublin
|
Fitzgibbon St
|
€188,742.00
|
€293,867.00
|
€482,609.00
|
MOYROSS/CCYDG
|
Moyross Youth Development Company
|
Limerick
|
Henry St
|
€200,000.00
|
€207,730.00
|
€407,730.00
|
NAAS
|
Extern Ireland
|
Kildare
|
Naas
|
€122,308.00
|
€121,315.00
|
€243,623.00
|
NEW DIRECTIONS
|
Crosscare
|
Wicklow
|
Bray
|
€113,105.00
|
€116,606.00
|
€229,711.00
|
NICKOL
|
Belvedere Youth Club
|
Dublin
|
Store Street
|
€47,092.58
|
|
€47,092.58
|
NORTH BAY
|
Extern Ireland
|
Dublin
|
Balbrigan
|
€114,713.00
|
€116,801.00
|
€231,514.00
|
NORTH FINGAL
|
Foróige
|
Dublin
|
Balbrigan
|
€162,368.00
|
€167,690.00
|
€330,058.00
|
NYDP
|
Foróige
|
Meath
|
Navan
|
€167,564.00
|
€170,300.00
|
€337,864.00
|
ORB
|
Foróige
|
Dublin
|
Blanchardstown
|
€108,813.00
|
€102,634.00
|
€211,447.00
|
PACT
|
Waterford and South Tipperary CYS
|
Waterford
|
Waterford
|
€116,730.00
|
€113,056.00
|
€229,786.00
|
PORT
|
Foróige
|
Laois
|
Portlaoise
|
€111,519.00
|
€113,788.00
|
€225,307.00
|
RAD
|
Foróige
|
Roscommon
|
Roscommon
|
€124,331.00
|
€121,729.00
|
€246,060.00
|
RATHKEALE
|
Foróige
|
Limerick
|
Newcastlewest
|
€149,416.00
|
€165,047.00
|
€314,463.00
|
RAY
|
NTLP
|
Tipperary
|
Templemore
|
€148,230.00
|
€166,193.00
|
€314,423.00
|
SAFE
|
FAB CDP
|
Wexford
|
Wexford
|
€121,736.00
|
€123,900.00
|
€245,636.00
|
SAY
|
Crosscare
|
Dublin
|
Blackrock
|
€123,546.00
|
€126,454.00
|
€250,000.00
|
SLANEY
|
Ferns Diocesan Youth Service
|
Wexford
|
Enniscorty
|
€124,740.00
|
€125,098.00
|
€249,838.00
|
SMART
|
Crann Support Group
|
Meath
|
Trim
|
€190,528.00
|
€199,883.00
|
€390,411.00
|
SOUTHSIDE YOUTH INITIATIVE
|
Extern Ireland
|
Limerick
|
Henry St
|
€207,789.00
|
€211,480.00
|
€419,269.00
|
SUB
|
Foróige
|
Offaly
|
Birr
|
€131,101.00
|
€136,572.00
|
€267,673.00
|
SWAN
|
Swan Youth service
|
Dublin
|
Store Street
|
€136,053.00
|
€137,632.00
|
€273,685.00
|
SWAY
|
Waterford and South Tipperary CYS
|
Waterford
|
Waterford
|
€109,090.00
|
€112,418.00
|
€221,508.00
|
SWIFT
|
Crosscare
|
Dublin
|
Clondalkin
|
€115,534.00
|
€120,985.00
|
€236,519.00
|
TACT
|
Foróige
|
Cork
|
Togher
|
€115,955.00
|
€119,221.00
|
€235,176.00
|
TAR
|
Tipperary Regional Youth Service
|
Tipperary
|
Tipperary
|
€106,678.00
|
€108,235.00
|
€214,913.00
|
TEAM
|
Muirhevnamor CYS
|
Louth
|
Dundalk
|
€154,263.00
|
€160,988.00
|
€315,251.00
|
TREO NUA
|
Youth Work Ireland Galway
|
Galway
|
Tuam
|
€110,552.00
|
€112,396.00
|
€222,948.00
|
TREÓIN
|
Youth New Ross
|
Wexford
|
New Ross
|
€103,801.00
|
€119,794.00
|
€223,595.00
|
TYRE
|
Waterford and South Tipperary CYS
|
Waterford
|
Tramore
|
€121,027.00
|
€114,516.00
|
€235,543.00
|
UCAN
|
Crosscare
|
Dublin
|
Lucan
|
€143,832.00
|
€157,421.00
|
€301,253.00
|
VALLEY
|
Crosscare
|
Dublin
|
Lucan
|
€104,366.00
|
€111,245.00
|
€215,611.00
|
WAY
|
Foróige
|
Wicklow
|
Wicklow
|
€133,324.00
|
€140,483.00
|
€273,807.00
|
WEB
|
Foróige
|
Dublin
|
Blanchardstown
|
€168,574.00
|
€170,945.00
|
€339,519.00
|
WEST LIMERICK
|
Foróige
|
Limerick
|
Newcastlewest
|
€108,776.00
|
€114,908.00
|
€223,684.00
|
WOODALE GYDP
|
Sphere 17 RYS
|
Dublin
|
Coolock
|
€140,459.00
|
€170,941.00
|
€311,400.00
|
YAB
|
North Connaught Youth and Community Service
|
Mayo
|
Ballinasloe
|
€120,016.00
|
€120,641.00
|
€240,657.00
|
YAPS
|
North Connaught Youth and Community Service
|
Sligo
|
Sligo
|
€162,050.00
|
€168,117.00
|
€330,167.00
|
YEW
|
Foróige
|
Dublin
|
Tallaght
|
€129,861.00
|
€133,002.00
|
€262,863.00
|
YOUGHAL
|
Foróige
|
Cork
|
Midleton
|
€122,321.00
|
€127,235.00
|
€249,556.00
|
TOTALS
|
|
|
|
€15,574,651.58
|
€16,374,346.38
|
€31,948,997.96
|