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27 questions match, newest first.

James Geoghegan Written 7 Oct 2026 · to Justice
44. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on the expansion of youth justice and youth diversion measures. [70146/26]
Mark Ward Written 7 Oct 2026 · to Justice
75. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when there will be a roll out of a new youth justice strategy; and the priorities his Department will focus on. [70646/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Justice
442. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total value of Youth Diversion funding for each recipient organisation in each of the 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular from. [70003/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Justice
454. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if additional youth diversion projects will be funded in the upcoming budget; the youth diversion supports that are available in an area (details supplied); and if his Department believes further resources are needed in this area. [70342/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Justice
53. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has had engagement with a group (details supplied) in Kilkenny in relation to its ambitions to expand its building after receiving planning permission just recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49855/26]
Tony McCormack Written 14 May 2026 · to Justice
71. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being taken to expand youth diversion and early intervention programmes aimed at preventing criminal activity among young people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35443/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 12 May 2026 · to Justice
856. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Juvenile Liaison Officers attached to Kildare-Carlow Division as of 6 May 2026; if he will provide the same figures as of 31 December 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35213/26]
Emer Currie Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Justice
376. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the sum spent on youth diversion programmes in Dublin from 2019 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31773/26]
Emer Currie Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Justice
377. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the level of participation in youth diversion programmes in Dublin from 2019 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31774/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Justice
709. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of young persons referred to diversion programmes in Carlow and Kilkenny in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22041/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1253. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a list of youth justice interventions funded by his Department. [18496/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Justice
249. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to list the youth diversion or community-based prevention programmes currently in place to address the antisocial use of scrambler bikes and quad bikes; the locations in which these programmes operate; the annual funding allocated; and the Garda divisions where no such programme is currently available. [10819/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Justice
841. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a review of the current youth justice strategy has taken place; if consideration has been given to updating the youth justice strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10066/26]
Peter Roche Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Justice
171. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the merits of developing more inclusive and targeted support models for children and adolescents that would help deter involvement in anti-social behaviour; if he will consider expanding and diversifying funding streams for community-based projects working with young people (details supplied); and if he will make a stateme…
Aindrias Moynihan Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Justice
205. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the provision of youth diversion projects for Macroom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6184/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Justice
572. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if youth diversion programmes undertake drug addiction prevention initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73695/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Justice
579. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the progress of each of the four existing projects under the Youth–Joint Agency Response to Crime (Y-JARC); the number of individuals who have benefited from each project, by year, since 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73748/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
43. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the youth diversion programmes in place in County Louth. [54054/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
413. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of juvenile liaison officers across each Garda district for each of the years 2020 to 2025. [53370/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
414. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the name, location and staffing allocation in each youth diversion project in the country in 2025. [53371/25]
Mark Ward Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
430. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the counties in which the bail supervision service operates; the number of persons which have been able to access the service, by county, for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53537/25]
Duncan Smith Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Justice
456. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration is he aware of the increase in referrals of youths to youth services in Swords from the Donabate area from the Garda juvenile liaison officer given the increasing population, which is set to continue to increase; to provide details of the numbers of referrals and an outline of the reasons for same; and if he will make a statement on t…
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
1057. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans for new youth diversion programmes in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30476/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 15 May 2025 · to Justice
144. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice his plans to strengthen and expand the Garda youth diversion programme in the coming years, particularly in areas with consistently high referral rates; if additional resources will be allocated to youth diversion projects to support early intervention and prevention efforts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24876/25]
Mark Ward Written 15 May 2025 · to Justice
156. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice his plans to reduce recidivism among young offenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24601/25]