Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 134: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of participants that were engaged in Garda youth diversion projects across the State in 2007 to 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14037/10]

Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Participant numbers in Garda Youth Diversion Projects for 2007 and 2008 were as follows:-

It should be noted that many of the participants attend across these time periods. The statistics for 2009 are currently being compiled.

Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 135: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the numbers of young people participating on Garda youth diversion programmes on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14038/10]

Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Annual Reports of the Committee appointed to monitor the effectiveness of the Garda Diversion Programme include details, by Garda Division, of the number of children referred to the Programme each year. The reports for period 2004 -2008 are available on the website of the Irish Youth Justice Service (www.iyjs.ie). I hope to be a position to publish the report for 2009 in the near future.