Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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57. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the role the Probation Service has in family courts in producing safety reports and risk assessments to inform the courts' decisions. [21162/17]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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While Probation Officers are suitably qualified persons to prepare reports under Section 47.1 (a) of the Family Law Act the Probation Service does not currently provide family law assessment reports to the Courts.