Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

-----but he was let out on bail, despite the protests of An Garda Síochána. If a person arrested for a serious crime is brought before the courts in the Netherlands, that case is dealt with within a number of days and he or she is convicted. Last year, nine homicides were committed by people out on bail, and in 2010, seven homicides were committed by people out on bail. A bail Bill will come before the new Dáil next year, an issue I have raised with the Taoiseach. Will the Commissioner be consulted by the officials in the Department on the drafting of that bail Bill? Will she have an input into that in terms of what she would like to see it contain? I am aware that this is a frustrating issue for the members of the Garda. We hear that all the time from our colleagues in Galway and elsewhere. If the Commissioner will not have an input, would she wish to have one?