Sex Offenders Register 'nothing but a fig leaf' as Dáil hears of monitoring 'loopholes'

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee "understands the concern which communities can have with regard to the issue of rehabilitation of sex offenders and the protection of public safety and our citizens." Photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Lax monitoring of convicted sex offenders is putting women and children in danger, the Dáil has heard.

Calls have been made to tighten the "gaping loopholes" in the monitoring of high-risk sex offenders.