Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Deputy O'Keeffe pressed a point about getting a breakdown of the up-to-date figures. Unfortunately, the reference period for the RSA's study spanned the old law and the new law. That is not ideal, but I understand that studies take time to be finalised. We have not been able to get an answer as to whether the penalty for a first offence is a disincentive and we have not been able to get figures on the number of reoffenders. Are the witnesses aware of those figures through their research?