Gardaí monitoring 100 sex offenders

More than 100 sex offenders living in communities across the country are subject to monitoring as part of post-release supervision orders.

Figures released by Justice minister Frances Fitzgerald show the largest concentration of sex offenders subject to supervision under Part 5 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001 is in the West and North West, where 30 are living.

In a written Dáil reply to Fianna Fáil’s justice spokesman Jim O’Callaghan, Ms Fitzgerald confirmed 28 are living in the Dublin North and North East region, with 22 living in the Dublin South and Wicklow region. A further 17 are living in the South West area, while 17 are living in the Midlands and South East.