Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the systems in place to monitor convicted sex offenders, especially those convicted of charges relating to minors and systematic sexual offenders following their release from prison and those convicted offenders who have been placed on the sex offenders' register and to further debate what notification procedures are in place for the Garda and victims to inform them of releases. I seek also to provide the relevant Ministers with an opportunity to outline which bodies or agencies, if any, are consulted or involved in the run-up to and subsequent release of a convicted sex offender to facilitate continued monitoring, appropriate housing allocation and counselling services aimed at addressing the behaviour which led to the original conviction.

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