795. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 427 of 27 November 2026, to provide an update on the use of restorative justice in the Irish legal system, including data for 2025. [34273/26]
Topics / Restorative Justice
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsRestorative Justice
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377. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration 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 district in which this option was utilised. [23402/26]
164. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures he is taking to improve restorative justice; the progress he has made to “roll out nationally the voluntary restorative justice programme”; to provide an update on the Criminal Justice (Promotion of Restorative Justice) (Amendment) Bill 2023 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6086/26]
427. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on restorative justice, the extent to which it is used within the Irish justice system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67032/25]
45. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures he is taking to encourage greater use of restorative justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53689/25]
449. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown of funding for restorative justice practices involving young offenders for 2024; the number of young people who availed of restorative justice for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28406/25]
731. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of instances in which a juvenile liaison officer has utilised the restorative justice mechanism with a case in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the Garda district in which this option was utilised. [17280/25]
666. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the numbers of people who engaged in restorative justice initiatives from 2014 to date in 2025; the number of minors who engaged in these initiatives over the same time period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7601/25]
1053. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the measures taken to roll out the voluntary restorative justice programme; what additional measures, if any, will be taken as part of the new Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1936/25]