Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I absolutely concur with what Ms Ashe had to say about the reintegration process. I would like to mention another bee that I have in my bonnet. We are dealing with the victims and the offenders today. I regularly whinge in here that we do not focus sufficiently on prevention in the broader crime debate. As the witnesses were speaking, I was reminded of the recent visit I made to a preschool in my constituency. Many of the 260 kids in the preschool, all of whom are under the age of four, come from dysfunctional and violent families. Some of them come from families that have suffered as a result of gangland warfare. The brilliant staff in the preschool are working really hard to try to save these children before they enter the justice system at the age of eight, nine, ten or 15. I have a bee in my bonnet about the need to do more at the early stages before people get involved in criminal activity.