Ms Niamh McCormack:

It is kind of all three at the same time because it is only available to judges in Dublin, Cork and Limerick and where it is available, it is being used. The whole point of the bail supervision scheme is that it is used for children who are at risk of not adhering to bail conditions so they are inherently more susceptible to not engaging with it, which means they are living in more chaotic circumstances. From that, assessments are conducted in terms of, from Extern’s point of view, what types of interventions are made.

Those interventions are made from the family point of view as well as with the child themselves.