Questions

68. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration given reports that the probation services worked with 17,000 people last year with about 500 staff, how his Department will expand community service orders without overwhelming probation and setting the policy up to fail; the additional funding, training and supports that are being ring-fenced; and the timeline for implementation. [5411…

87. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration given the Judicial Council noted in 2022 that 23% of community service assessments did not convert into community services orders (the main reasons for this being a lack of available work in the community in a given area or at a given time, or that the individual was unable to cooperate due to being in employment, childcare-related issu…

351. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people referred to the probation service for a community service report who were found by that report to be unsuitable for community service and were subsequently not sentenced to an immediate term of imprisonment, in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [33423/25]

1579. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the number of women specific services funded by the Probation Service; the number of Probation Service-funded services and projects that work directly with women leaving prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19668/25]

1580. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice whether all services and projects funded by the Probation Service are subject to service level agreements (SLA) with the Probation Service; the frequency with which these SLAs are reviewed and updated; to set out the procedure for the assessment of gender-specific services in terms of meeting their objectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1966…