Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 July 2015
396. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons currently supervised in the community under a post-release supervision order under Part 5 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001; the number of persons currently in breach of conditions under this Part; the number of cases pending; the number of convictions; if she will provide a regional breakdown of these figures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30253/15]
View answerThere are 94 persons being supervised by the Probation Service under the conditions of a Post Release Supervision Order as provided for in Part 5 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001. A regional breakdown of this number is illustrated in the table.
|
Region |
Number |
|
Dublin North, Meath and Louth |
24 |
|
Dublin South and Wicklow |
22 |
|
Midlands and South East |
15 |
|
South West |
12 |
|
West and North West (including Westmeath) |
21 |
|
Total |
94 |
The information the Deputy has requested in respect of cases involving non-compliance with a Supervision Order under Section 33 of the Act is not readily available.
