Sheila Terry (Fine Gael)

I accept that many victims do not want to be informed and that there are avenues for certain victims to be informed of a release, whether temporary or otherwise. We should have a blanket decision to inform all victims. The Minister of State has said that victims may not want to know but how can he know which victims do not want to be informed of the release of a prisoner? That is taking something for granted. The provision that all victims will be informed is what victims want. We constantly hear from victim support groups about the stress caused to victims when they do not know about the release. In order that some do not slip through the net we should insert this provision and thereby avoid the mishaps that occur when prisoners are released unbeknownst to the victim.