Written answers
Wednesday, 28 September 2005
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Restorative Justice Projects
9:00 pm
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 1041: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the total annual funding provided by his Department for restorative justice projects in the State each year sine 2000. [25727/05]
Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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My Department, through the probation and welfare service, provides funding to two restorative justice projects, the Nenagh community reparation project and the victim offender mediation project in Tallaght. Details of the total annual funding provided to these projects each year since 2000 follow.
| Year | Nenagh Community Reparation Current | Nenagh community Reparation Capital | Victim/Offender Mediation Tallaght Current | Victim/Offender Mediation Tallaght Capital |
| â'¬ | â'¬ | â'¬ | â'¬ | |
| 2000 | 38,092.14 | 1,701.84 | 154,908.05 | — |
| 2001 | 41,901.36 | — | 170,398.85 | 63,844.02 |
| 2002 | 45,254.00 | — | 184,032.00 | — |
| 2003 | 30,000.00 | — | 142,875.00 | — |
| 2004 | 30,000.00 | 5,844.30 | 269,625.00 | — |
| 2005 | 30,000.00 | — | 320,000.00 | — |
| Total | 215,247.50 | 7,546.14 | 1,241,838.90 | 63,844.02 |
Consideration is being given by my Department to further extending restorative justice projects. In this regard, Department of Finance sanction has been granted to extend the Tallaght restorative programme to north Dublin at an estimated annual running cost of €172,000. At the moment, work is under way to identify suitable premises for the project which is expected to commence in early 2006. In addition to the running cost, it is estimated that there will be a once off expenditure of €208,000 to secure and fit out the premises and an additional €15,000 to recruit train staff.
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