Prisoner Releases

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 October 2020

Wednesday, 21 October 2020

Questions (217)

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

217. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the reason a person (details supplied) was scheduled for release back into society on 24 September 2020 when they were still believed to be homicidal, is facing charges of sexually assaulting two women and is charged with threats to kill two persons one being their mother. [31829/20]

Written answers

Minister for Justice

I hope the Deputy will appreciate that it would not be appropriate for me to comment on the circumstances of an individual who might be identifiable from the specifics of the question asked. Decisions on remand are a matter for the Courts who are independent in the discharge of their functions.