Michael Lowry (Tipperary North, Independent)
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Question 123: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of incidents of juvenile crime recorded in each division since 2002; the number of cases dealt with by the juvenile diversion programme in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39760/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The juvenile Diversion Programme was introduced by the Children Act 2001 and is a package of measures for dealing with children under the age of 18 who commit an offence or offences.

I am informed by the Garda authorities that incidents of juvenile crime recorded by the Garda Síochána are set out in the following table.

The figures for 2004 and 2005 were prepared on the basis of Garda Division. The figures for 2002 and 2003 were prepared on the basis of Garda Region rather than Garda Division. To collate now the information on the basis of Garda Division for those years would require a disproportionate expenditure of Garda time and resources.