Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent)
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270. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of probation officers working in Dublin Central; and the number of cases handled by each probation officer. [43865/14]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I have been advised by the Probation Service that there are currently 80 Probation Officers working in the Dublin region who are engaged in a range of duties including the preparation of assessments for court, the supervision of court orders, and the delivery of focused offender intervention programmes. The typical caseload of a Probation Officer ranges from 20 to 50 cases at any given time depending on the duties to which they are assigned.