Mark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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539. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of under 25-year-olds within the prison population; the average sentence amongst this age group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35339/23]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I can advise the Deputy that on the 30th of June, 2023 there were 489 people in custody under the age of 25, of these 364 people were sentenced.

The average sentence length of the sentenced population (excluding life sentences) was 3.057 years.

Mark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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540. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of offences carried out by under 25-year-olds in the years 2011 to 2022, inclusive, and to-date in 2023; the number of convictions as a result;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35340/23]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the compilation and publication of all crime statistics. The CSO produces these statistics using data recorded on An Garda Síochána’s PULSE system and makes regular releases under reservation in relation to various crime statistics. The CSO also continues to work with An Garda Síochána to address quality issues in the underlying sources used to compile the statistics.

An analysis of both victim and suspected offender gender and age is published by the CSO.

www.cso.ie/en/statistics/crimeandjustice/recordedcrimevictimsandsuspectedoffenders/

Court proceedings are under the remit of the Courts Service. Management of the courts are the responsibility of the judiciary and Courts Service, which are independent in exercising their functions under the Courts Service Act 1998 and the separation of powers in the Constitution. The Courts Service has a dedicated email address for the provision of information to members of the Houses of the Oireachtas: oireachtasenquiries@courts.ie.