P J Sheehan (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 383: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of funding given to each youth diversion project in each year for the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22050/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Garda Youth Diversion Projects (GYDPs) are community based, multi-agency crime prevention initiatives which seek to divert young people away from criminal and/or anti-social behaviour by providing suitable activities to facilitate personal development and promote civic responsibility. The first two GYDPs were established in 1991 and by 2001, the number had reached 64. There are currently 100 of these type of projects operating throughout the country and this number will be extended over the next few years to 168, in line with the commitment in the Agreed Programme for Government.

The information requested by the Deputy is too detailed to provide in Parliamentary Answer format and will be forwarded directly to him. I have however provided below a yearly summary of the detail requested.

The allocation for Youth Diversion Projects in 2008 is €11,909,000.