New legislation aimed at bolstering the monitoring of sex offenders, if resourced properly will make communities safer.
That's the message from a lead sexual violence campaigner, who says it's a positive step for counteracting sexual violence.
The act is expected to be enforced later this year following consultation with An Garda Siochana.
Mary Crilly of the Sexual Violence Centre in Cork, says it will help mitigate against known sex offenders:
"I would welcome anything that puts the spotlight on sex offenders. Welcome anything that makes it more difficult for them to proceed with behaviours they've been doing, you know, like having tagging on them, if they're going where children or vulnerable people are that we don't know about it. Now I'm also realistic enough to know that, you know, resources need to be put in place to monitor all this kind of stuff."
