Main Points

A central register of convicted sex offenders to be kept by gardai.

A central register of convicted sex offenders to be kept by gardai.

Post-release supervision of sex offenders.

Garda powers to bar sex offenders from entering certain areas.

Making it an offence for a convicted paedophile to seek or take a job with children.

Limited legal representation for victims of rape.

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