Dáil debates

Thursday, 10 November 2016

Questions on Proposed Legislation

 

12:25 pm

Photo of Martin KennyMartin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The juvenile diversion programme was set up to deal with children under 18 years of age who commit particular crimes. I have recently been made aware of a case involving a young girl in her late teens who was seriously sexually assaulted by a number of young men in their late teens. This young girl's family are distraught that these young men are to be only cautioned in respect of that crime. This is totally inappropriate. I know that the juvenile diversion programme is----

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