New outreach project for children involved in drugs and anti-social behaviour 

There is a particular gap in services for young people under the age of 12 who are too young for the Garda Youth Diversion Service.

A cross-agency project is working with nine youth services to develop a street outreach programme to intervene with chaotic children involved in anti-social behaviour and drug dealing along Dublin’s Grand Canal and Red Luas Line.

An evaluation report on the project said that a total of 50 children in the area were identified with welfare concerns and that 28 of these engaged in anti-social behaviour.