Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 July 2018
248. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons supervised in the community under a post-release supervision order under Part 5 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001; the number of persons in breach of conditions under this Part; the number of cases pending; the number of convictions; the regional breakdown of these figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31111/18]
View answerThere are 121 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 at the end of June 2018. A regional breakdown of this number is illustrated in following table.
Breakdown classified by Offence Group on 6/07/2018
|
Region |
Number |
|
Dublin North and North East |
27 |
|
Dublin South and Wicklow |
25 |
|
Midlands and South East |
29 |
|
South West |
22 |
|
West and North West (Including Westmeath) |
18 |
|
Total |
121 |
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.
