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Sentencing Policy

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 April 2014

Thursday, 3 April 2014

Ceisteanna (169, 176)

Clare Daly

Ceist:

169. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average length of the prison sentences handed down in respect of sex trafficking prosecutions since 2008. [15791/14]

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Clare Daly

Ceist:

176. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have been charged and sentenced for organising and profiting from sex trafficking here since 2008. [15870/14]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

I propose to take Questions Nos. 169 and 176 together.

There have been twenty four persons charged and sentenced to imprisonment for sex trafficking related offences since 2008. It is not possible for An Garda Síochána to provide information relative to the “average length of the prison sentences handed down in respect of sex trafficking prosecutions since 2008.”

The sentences in respect of persons charged with sex trafficking offences vary in length and include:

- Custodial sentences

- Suspended sentences

and are often accompanied by particular conditions including:

- Post release supervision,

- Subject to the sex offenders register,

- Deportation

- Entry into a Bond of Good Behaviour.

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