Tom Brabazon (Dublin Bay North, Fianna Fail)
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1630. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of service users that have used the probation services at a location (details supplied), in each of the past three years and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [20845/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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The Probation Service team based in the Donaghmede Office have responsibilities across a large area of Dublin North which includes Dublin 17, Dublin 13, Dublin 5 and a part of Dublin 3. This team also covers all rural areas north of Dublin Airport to the county boundary including Swords, Malahide and Portmarnock. At any one time the team may be working with up to 250 persons referred from the criminal courts for assessment or supervision.

The Deputy should note that those referred by the Courts may be met with in the local office in Donaghmede as well as in other Probation Service offices on the Northside of Dublin. Client meetings also take place in the clients’ homes or in other community organisations/facilities as appropriate.

The table below details the number of appointments scheduled in the Donaghmede Office each month from 2022 to date in 2025. This data is not a count of individuals. People seen by the Probation Service may have more than one appointment over the course of their case being managed by the Probation Service.

Scheduled appointments in the Donaghmede office by year and month