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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: If the Deputy wishes to wait, she may do so, unless she wishes to take the same option as Deputy Ó Laoghaire, that is, truncating the questioning, because I do not want to lose-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I will not hold it against the Deputy at all, here or outside.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Commissioner will take on board the points made and respond to the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Can the Deputy put them together?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: A last question, perhaps.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I call Senator Conway, to be followed by Deputy Jack Chambers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Senator was obviously asked to ask that question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Not by a Minister, I am sure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I was being facetious, Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Senator will have to accept that. Deputy Jack Chambers is next, followed by Senator Ó Donnghaile.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: As long as the Senator does not infect any of the rest of us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I will make brief reference to this matter at the end myself as there is another aspect to it. I call Deputy Martin Kenny.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Would Deputy Martin Kenny care to take the opportunity to briefly speak to the Commissioner?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: He has offered that opportunity and I think that the Deputy should take it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I ask Deputy Fitzpatrick to indicate the nature of his question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I ask the Commissioner to respond only if he is in a position to offer a reply today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I also thank the Commissioner for his response. In regard to the Garda youth diversion programme, the Commissioner's opening statement references 2,492 personal victims and 988 individual organisational victims, which amounts to 3,480 victims. This equates with the number of child offenders. It strikes me as strange that the number of personal and organisational victims equates with the...