Dominic Hannigan (Meath East, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce minimum sentencing for sex offenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54005/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The Government is committed to a strategic review of penal policy, including sentencing generally, and this review is underway. In addition, the Law Reform Commission is reviewing the law on mandatory sentences and published a consultation paper in January this year. The Commission invited submissions on its consultation paper from interested parties and is expected to publish its final report in early 2013. I will await the outcome of both these reviews and consider the recommendations made before taking any further action regarding the law on sentencing.