Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 371: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the restorative justice pilot projects, including intentions to evaluate them; when the findings are likely to be made public and when the pilot projects will be extended to other areas. [34943/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 1041 of 28 September 2005. Both the Nenagh community reparation project and the restorative justice services, Tallaght, formerly known as the victim-offender mediation project, have been evaluated and the reports on the evaluations are available, on request, from the respective projects or from the probation and welfare service, Smithfield Chambers, Smithfield, Dublin 7. My Department is currently examining the feasibility of further extending the restorative justice projects to other locations.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 372: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of funding given to probation and welfare services each year for the past ten years. [34944/05]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 373: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of funding given to prison services each year for the past ten years. [34945/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 372 and 373 together.

The funding provided to the prison and probation and welfare services is as set out in Vote 21 of the annual report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts, Volume 2, for each year up to and including 2003. Details for 2004 are set out in the Comptroller and Auditor General's audited appropriation accounts for that year.