Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)

There is great concern about the monitoring of such offenders, particularly in communities in the aftermath of a serious sexual attack in the area or the release of an offender, as we saw happen in the case of an individual recently who was no longer supposed to be in this country. There is concern about the monitoring of such offenders, the resources to provide for it and how it will be done. Will the Minister expand on that and on how we can secure support for this and possibly involve the community in this respect? Is there a way to build confidence in respect of this matter? There are major concerns with regard to a number of offenders who have been released. Some of these individuals are serial offenders. When they move out of a particular area, people become concerned with regard to whether adequate resources are in place and whether the Garda is monitoring their activities.

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