Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I congratulate the Minister on his first parliamentary questions session and I wish to acknowledge the good work of his predecessor in the same Department.

Arising from the Minister's reply, I ask the extent to which it will be possible to perfect the quality of services available to young juvenile offenders, with particular reference to ensuring that the more serious of those offenders do not have general access to and influence over first-time offenders. Can we be assured that the best possible standards will apply as in European best practice? To what extent can comparisons be made with the facilities available in other jurisdictions?

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