Mr. Paul Cleary:

We have a fairly successful initiative that was launched in recent years, the Joint Agency Response to Crime, JARC. Recently that has been extended to YJARC, the Youth Joint Agency Response to Crime, which concentrates on recidivist juvenile offenders. Along with our external stakeholders in the Probation Service and the Irish Prison Service, we ensure that recidivist offenders are case managed. There is a carrot and stick element to it. They are encouraged to divert their behaviour away from criminal and anti-social behaviour. It is still in its early stages but it is showing progress.