James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is correct. It is a matter for the Minister of the day to take into consideration whether he or she wants to hear from any victim in circumstances where there may be a particular victim. For example, with financial theft, while, of course, there may be knock-on victims and financial theft is a very serious matter, there may not be a particular person who is the victim. The Deputy is correct that there is no mandatory requirement for a Minister to seek the views of the victim.