Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank all my colleagues for their support in passing this important Bill. The objective behind the Bill is to support, enhance and improve the management and monitoring of sex offenders in our country and communities. I am sorry to hear that the Deputy is not happy with the final Bill, but I think the measures we have brought in make this good legislation. It has come about following significant co-operation across all sides of the Houses, working with An Garda Síochána and the Probation Service. It feeds into broader work that is being done by my Department to tackle domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. It is welcome, important legislation. I hope it will provide much more protection to people across our communities. I thank colleagues and my officials, who have worked on this legislation for a long time.

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