Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes. There is always room for improvement and one of the issues that came up in the value for money study was that, for example, the location of the projects needed to be based on a series of criteria. Useful work has been done on analysing the areas where the projects should be run and it is based on a research project by a team that works on youth diversion. The locations for the new projects and for additional youth justice workers have been selected on the basis of the various factors identified in the research, including increases in the youth population and levels of youth crime. I hope to make the announcement regarding the additional projects in the coming weeks once the work is completed. It is being done on an objective basis, with reference to where the need is and where the services can best work. We want to strengthen the projects in place as well to make sure they can continue.