Sex offenders: 1,110 on register

FIVE sex offenders are signing on to the offenders’ register each week, according to figures obtained by Fine Gael.

At the start of March there were 1,110 offenders, an increase of 168 since the start of July.

It has also emerged that sex offenders qualify for reductions in their prison sentences even if they refuse to engage in counselling or rehabilitation while behind bars.