Mr. Drew Harris:

I know all the cases and have read the back summary of the cases and the individuals. We can give the Chairman a response on recidivism after this but for some of these cases, the detail can identify the individual. I can give a private explanation of that. One or two of them are very sensitive cases and if I give a fuller account in public it would identify victim and perpetrator, given the peculiarities of the case. In general, we can state the offending history leading through this. A characteristic of this group is that by and large they have had repeated, ongoing contact with An Garda Síochána through incidents and offending.