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	<span style="color:#000000;">The bill is being introduced in the D&aacute;il by the Reform Alliance TD Denis Naughten this morning.</span></h2>
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		<span style="color:#000000;">THE D&Aacute;IL WILL this morning debate a law that would allow parents, community groups and schools to check information about sex offenders who may come into contact with their children or vulnerable adults.</span></p>
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		<span style="color:#000000;">The&nbsp;<font face="inherit"><span style="font-style: inherit;">Child Sex Offenders Info</span></font><font face="inherit"><span style="font-style: inherit;">rmation and Monitoring Bill</span></font>is being introduced by the Reform Alliance TD Denis Naughten as a private members&rsquo; bill in the D&aacute;il this morning with the government saying this week it will not oppose the bill at second stage.</span></p>
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		<span style="color:#000000;">Speaking earlier this week, Justice Minister Alan Shatter said that the bill&rsquo;s introduction &ldquo;affords a valuable opportunity to discuss in the D&aacute;il risks posed to children by paedophiles&rdquo;.</span></p>
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		<span style="color:#000000;">Naughten&rsquo;s bill proposes to establish the Information on Child Sex Offenders Scheme which would enable parents or guardians to find out whether a person coming into contact with their child or vulnerable adult has been convicted of a sexual offence or poses a danger to them.</span></p>
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		<span style="color:#000000;">ISCO is modelled on Sarah&rsquo;s Law in the UK which was introduced in the aftermath of the abduction and murder of eight-year-old Sarah Payne in the UK by a sex offender in 2000.</span></p>
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		<span style="color:#000000;">Shatter said that the bill as currently constituted presents a umber of practical difficulties.</span></p>
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		<span style="color:#000000;">However it&rsquo;s likely that Naughten&rsquo;s bill will be incorporated into the government&rsquo;s own legislation on sex offenders which will be published in the coming weeks.</span></p>
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		<span style="color:#000000;">The bill will be debated from 10.30am today before the D&aacute;il adjourns for the week at 1.30pm. You can&nbsp;<font face="inherit"><span style="font-style: inherit;">watch </span></font><font face="inherit"><span style="font-style: inherit;">proceedings here</span></font>.</span></p>
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		<a href="http://www.thejournal.ie/sarahs-law-ireland-child-sex-offenders-bill-1123976-Oct2013/">http://www.thejournal.ie/sarahs-law-ireland-child-sex-offenders-bill-1123976-Oct2013/</a></p>
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