Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 July 2017
392. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan 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 he will provide a regional breakdown of these figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33799/17]
View answerThere are 120 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 following table.
|
Region |
Number |
|
Dublin North and North East |
32 |
|
Dublin South and Wicklow |
24 |
|
Midlands and South East |
22 |
|
South West |
19 |
|
West and North West (including Westmeath) |
23 |
|
Total |
120 |
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.
