Restorative justice referrals and completions in 2025 (full dataset, cases involving adult offenders unless stated)
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| Service | Referrals | Completed, face-to-face V-O dialogue (A) | Completed, indirect V-O dialogue (B) | Completed, any V-O dialogue (A + B) | Completed, proxy V-O dialogue | Completed, no or no record of V-O dialogue 1 |
| Athy Alternative Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornmarket Project 2 | 41 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 0 |
| Le Chéile Mentoring 3 | 53 (inc. 12 u-18) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 (inc. 3 u-18) | 49 (inc. 31 u-18) 4 |
| Northwest Restorative Justice Service 5 | 44 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
| Probation Service 6 | 166 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| Restorative Justice in the Community 7 | 236 (inc. 10 u-18) | 24 (inc. 2 u-18) | 78 (inc. 2 u-18) | 102 | 3 | 104 (inc. 2 u-18) |
| Restorative Justice Services 8 | 490 (inc. 26 u-18) | 7 | 33 | 40 | N/A | 265 |
| TOTAL | 1030 | 55 | 130 | 185 | 20 | 441 |
| An Garda Síochána | 369 (all u-18) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| TOTAL INC. GARDA | 1399 | |||||
1 May include cases which involved victim-offender dialogue, but a record of this was not accessible in the compilation of data.
2 10 referrals deemed unsuitable due to lack of voluntary participation; 3 referrals deemed unsuitable due to a person not accepting responsibility; 2 victims were contacted and declined to participate.
3 6 victims were contacted and declined to participate; 32 victims could not be contacted.
4 Models include Victim Empathy Programme and Letters of Apology.
5 2 cases involved preparation for a restorative meeting which did not take place; 10 cases were closed due to a lack of engagement, addiction or mental health; 5 victims were contacted and declined to participate; 1 victim could not be contacted.
6 Referral figures are for the whole service; other figures are for the Restorative Justice and Victim Services Unit only. Data do not distinguish between adult or child referrals. 5 victims were contacted and declined to participate; 1 victim could not be contacted; 2 cases involved preparation for a restorative meeting which did not take place. In 2 cases, an offender declined to participate following a victim self-referral; in 1 case, an offender declined to participate following a court referral.
7 Referrals include 27 cases deemed unsuitable or where the offender declined to engage, of whom 4 were under 18.
8 309 cases had at least 1 identifiable victim; 103 victims were contacted and declined to participate; 153 victims could not be contacted. The figure for indirect victim-offender dialogue excludes some cases with low levels of victim participation.