Anne Ferris
Question:578. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if further funds will be provided to develop the Irish Sentencing Information System; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4298/13]
View answerTuesday, 29 January 2013
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The Irish Sentencing Information System, or ISIS, results from the work of a steering committee established by the judiciary itself to oversee the development of an electronic system to gather information about the range of sentences and other penalties that have been imposed for particular types of offences across court jurisdictions. The resulting website became operational as a pilot in August 2010 with information published on over 1000 cases. I consider the website has the potential in time to be a valuable tool not only to members of the judiciary but also for lawyers, researchers and those of us concerned with the needs of victims and their families and I welcome the recent announcement by the steering committee that two interns are shortly to be appointed under the JobBridge National Internship Scheme in order to recommence the detailed work of gathering and providing information via the website.