Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 335: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of high level groups operating within his Department; the purpose of each group; the year each group was set up; the number of times each group has met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40339/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I can inform the Deputy that in November 2007, a High Level Group chaired by an Assistant Secretary, involving An Garda Síochána, the Irish Prison Service, the Probation Service and the National Office for the Prevention of Sexual, Domestic and Gender-based Violence (Cosc) was established in my Department. Their role was to examine the current arrangements in place for the management of sex offenders with a view to strengthening inter-agency cooperation and further enhancing public protection and safety. Their remit included a review of the procedures and legislation relating to the assessment, monitoring and supervision of convicted sex offenders. In January, 2009 the group published a discussion document and following that, a response document was published on 11 October, 2010. The Group has met on 17 occasions since its establishment.