Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)

Will the Minister confirm that a form of dedicated community framework support is needed having regard to the fact that the less that is known of the whereabouts of a sex offender the greater the community risk? Any programme of which the Minister speaks will involve community personnel and particularly the probation service. What role, if any, does he envisage for the probation service in such a regime?

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