James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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I can inform the Deputy that I am very conscious of how the impact of crime affects the quality of life for local communities.  Preventing children getting involved in criminality and diverting children away from it when they have already become involved is one of the priorities for me as Minister for State in the Department of Justice and the new Programme for Government, Our Shared Future, contains a number of commitments with regard to tackling crime.

Details of the funding allocations provided for Garda youth diversion projects to date in 2021; and the comparative figures for 2020 are set out in the attached spreadsheet.

Proposals to strengthen the work of Garda Youth Diversion Projects in the area are being examined at present and it is anticipated that decisions will be made shortly in the context of the overall funding available for 2021.