Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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86. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to detail the funding provided to the Probation Service in each of the years 2012 to 2024, in tabular form. [26427/24]

Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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88. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of children and young persons aged under 25 years directly supported by the Probation Service in each of the years 2012 to 2023, in tabular form. [26429/24]

Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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89. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding provided to community-based organisations through the Probation Service in the years 2012 to 2024, inclusive, in tabular form. [26430/24]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 86, 88 and 89 together.

The Probation Service, which is an executive agency of the Department of Justice, has an important role to play in diverting people, in particular young people, away from criminal behaviour, supervising community sanctions imposed in lieu of a custodial sentence by the courts, as well as supervising people post release. The work that they do contributes significantly to reducing reoffending and thus to keeping communities safer.

In response to the question asked about the funding provided to the Probation Service in each of the years 2012 to 2024, I can advise it is as set out in the table below.