Noel Rock (Dublin North West, Fine Gael)
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478. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile good behaviour contracts issued in each of the years 2007 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24592/18]

Noel Rock (Dublin North West, Fine Gael)
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479. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile antisocial behaviour orders issued in each of the years 2007 to 2017 and to date in 2018, under Part 13 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24593/18]

Noel Rock (Dublin North West, Fine Gael)
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480. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of anti-social behaviour orders issued in each of the years 2007 to 2017 and to date in 2018, under Part 11 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24594/18]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 478 to 480, inclusive, together.

As the Deputy will appreciate, the information sought is a matter for the Garda authorities in the first instance. However, I am informed by the Garda authorities that the attached table provides a breakdown of the number of behaviour warnings, by year and by region, for the period requested.For completeness, the table shows the figures for both children and adults, although they are listed separately.

It is, however, worth noting that any counts which were less than ten are displayed as an asterisk (*) in the tables. This is due to data protection around provision of low count data. Incident counts for Behaviour Orders (Children), Civil Orders (Adult)(LS) and Good Behaviour Contract (LS) are not shown as each incident type has a national count of less than ten per year in the period examined.

Of course, addressing local community concerns in relation to public order and anti-social behaviour is a key focus in An Garda Síochána's National Community Policing Model and a range of strong legislative provisions are available to An Garda Síochána in this regard, including those under:

- the Criminal Damage Act 1991;

- Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994;

- the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 2003; and

- the Intoxicating Liquor Acts 2003 and 2008.

For its part, the Government remains committed to ensuring that An Garda Síochána have all the necessary resources to tackle all forms of criminality in our communities. In this context, the Deputy will be aware that a very substantial budget of €1.65 billion has been allocated to the Garda Vote for 2018 and €98.5 million has been provided for Garda overtime for 2018, which inter alia supports Garda activity to tackle these types of problems.

The Government is also committed to ensuring a strong and visible police presence throughout the country in order to maintain and strengthen community engagement, provide reassurance to citizens and to deter crime. The Government will continue this high level of investment in the Garda workforce to ensure that the vision of an overall workforce of 21,000 by 2021 remains on track.

Behaviour Warnings (Adult) (I.S)

*denotes count was less than ten

Behaviour Warnings (Children)

*denotes count was less than ten