842. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons who, having been detained in Oberstown as children, subsequently entered the adult prison system in each of the past ten years. [64630/26]
Topics / Juvenile Offenders
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsJuvenile Offenders
17 questions from 8 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 16 September 2026.
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843. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average number of previous convictions held by a child prior to receiving a first detention order in Oberstown in each of the past ten years; and the highest number of previous convictions recorded before a first detention order in each year. [64628/26]
844. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons aged under 18 years who received detention orders in each of the past ten years, broken down by age, gender and offence type. [64620/26]
845. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons aged under 18 years who were convicted of a criminal offence in each of the past ten years, broken down by year and by offence category. [64618/26]
846. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons aged under 18 years-of-age who had accumulated more than ten convictions, more than 20 convictions and more than 30 convictions in each of the past ten years. [64623/26]
847. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reoffending rate among children who received detention orders and were released from Oberstown in each of the past ten years; and the percentage who subsequently received further convictions. [64622/26]
848. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons aged under 18 years who appeared before the Children's Court in each of the past ten years; the number of individual children involved; and the number of cases heard. [64616/26]
849. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the highest number of convictions accumulated by a person under 18 years-of-age in each of the past ten years; and the number of such persons who received detention orders. [64643/26]
850. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of occasions in each of the past ten years on which a child charged with a serious offence was not detained due to a lack of available accommodation in Oberstown. [64640/26]
838. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 377 of 26 March 2026, if he will provide the number of instances in which a juvenile liaison officer has utilised the restorative justice mechanism with a case in 2025 and to date in 2026; and the Garda districts in which this option was utilised. [34664/26]
924. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of those initially classified as juveniles who were subsequently determined to be over the age of 18 who were initially placed in Oberstown Children’s Detention Centre, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63494/25]
564. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if he has plans to increase the number of places which allow for the incarceration of individuals under the age of 17 years who have been convicted of a crime.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36301/25]
450. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the plans for new youth diversion programmes across the State and the locations; the timeline for when they will be operating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28402/25]
451. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the average cost of establishing a youth diversion programme; the annual cost of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28403/25]
778. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of juvenile liaison officers based in the Meath division as of 15 January 2025. [2166/25]
814. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice the number of juvenile liaison officers based in Clare Garda division in the years of 2023 and 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2861/25]
1140. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the issues caused by a lack of beds available in youth detention centres (details supplied); the future plans for funds to be allocated to youth detention centres; and the supports his Department will introduce to ensure community safety. [46357/24]