Justice Minister ‘surprised’ at lack of public register for criminal convictions

It is “incomprehensible” that there is no system to publish the names of people convicted of serious offences, the Justice Minister has said.

Minister Jim O’Callaghan said it was “surprising” that certain serious, violent criminal convictions only come to light if a journalist was present, while the details of tax evaders were regularly published.

He made the comments after attending the launch of a domestic, sexual and gender-based violence awareness-raising campaign by the Cuan agency on Wednesday.

On the subject of Jennie’s Law, which would create a register giving gardaí the power to inform somebody, when asked, if their partner had a violent history, Mr O’Callaghan said it was “incomprehensible” that there was no system where serious convictions were published.

He said: “I find it incomprehensible that if people are convicted of serious indictable offences in this country, that the only way we find out about it is through a journalist being present…

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