Jim O'Callaghan
Question:56. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she will introduce a register of domestic violence offenders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25986/22]
View answerTuesday, 24 May 2022
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I met with the Garda Commissioner in recent weeks, and we discussed if a similar scheme could be operated here. Any such proposal obviously brings data protection issues into play and we would need to be sure that such a scheme, if introduced, would be legally sound and robust.
The Commissioner has undertaken to explore the possibility with his data protection and legal experts.
As to the question of legislating for a register, I will look at that when the Commissioner has had the opportunity to consider how such a scheme might operate in this jurisdiction.