Marie Sherlock
Question:413. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of juvenile liaison officers across each Garda district for each of the years 2020 to 2025. [53370/25]
View answerTuesday, 7 October 2025
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Juvenile Liaison Officers (JLOs) are sworn members of An Garda Síochána and are appointed at Divisional level on full time JLO duties.
The Garda National Youth Diversion Bureau has responsibility for the selection, training, support and ongoing liaison with a network of Juvenile Liaison Officers in every Garda Community Engagement Area.
I am advised by the Garda authorities that, as of 31 August 2025, there were 115 JLOs based throughout the country who are tasked with supporting the Director in the administration, consideration as to suitability, caution, monitoring and implementation of the Youth Diversion Programme.
The number of JLOs in each Division from 2020 to 31 August 2025 is in the below table:
|
Division |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
|
CLARE |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
TIPPERARY |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
CLARE/TIPPERARY |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5
|
5
|
|
CORK CITY
|
7 |
7 |
7 |
7
|
7
|
7
|
|
CORK NORTH |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
|
CORK WEST |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
CORK COUNTY
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
5
|
5
|
|
DMR EAST
|
6 |
6 |
5 |
5
|
6
|
6
|
|
DMR NORTH
|
7 |
8 |
13 |
14
|
14
|
14
|
|
DMR NORTH CENTRAL
|
4 |
4 |
4 |
1
|
4
|
4
|
|
DMR SOUTH
|
10 |
9 |
10 |
10
|
8
|
9
|
|
DMR SOUTH CENTRAL
|
5 |
5 |
4 |
4
|
5
|
5
|
|
DMR WEST
|
9 |
11 |
10 |
10
|
11
|
11
|
|
DONEGAL
|
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3
|
3
|
|
GALWAY
|
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4
|
4
|
|
KERRY
|
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4
|
3
|
|
KILDARE
|
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3
|
-
|
|
KILDARE/CARLOW |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
|
KILKENNY/CARLOW
|
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2
|
-
|
|
LAOIS / OFFALY
|
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3
|
3
|
|
LIMERICK
|
6 |
6 |
6 |
6
|
6
|
6
|
|
LOUTH |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
|
CAVAN/MONAGHAN |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
LOUTH/CAVAN/MONAGHAN
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
5
|
5
|
|
MAYO |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
ROSCOMMON/LONGFORD |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
MAYO/ROSCOMMON/LONGFORD
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
4
|
4
|
|
MEATH |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
|
WESTMEATH |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
MEATH/WESTMEATH
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
5
|
5
|
|
SLIGO/LEITRIM
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1
|
1
|
|
WATERFORD
|
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4
|
-
|
|
WATERFORD/KILKENNY |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
|
WEXFORD |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
|
WICKLOW |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
- |
- |
|
WEXFORD/WICKLOW
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
6
|
7
|
|
Total
|
109 |
108 |
109 |
110
|
115
|
115
|
It should be noted that with the completion of the rollout of the Garda Operating Model to all Garda Divisions, stations are now aligned to Community Engagement Functional Areas. The term 'district' is no longer in operational use.
It should also be noted that several Divisions have amalgamated in the period referenced by the Deputy and this is reflected in the table above.