Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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465. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 4 of 10 September 2020, the progress to date in publishing the Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2018; when it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43528/20]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The General Scheme of the Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill which has been developed by my Department following a comprehensive review of current law and administrative practice, was approved by Government in June 2018. A copy of the Bill is available on my Department’s website.

The Bill is currently with the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel (OPC) for drafting. I want to be in a position to publish the Bill as soon as possible, and to that end my officials are proactively engaging with colleagues in the OPC to advance it.