Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We need to do something when we leave the meeting today. Repeat offenders should be punished. It is important for us as legislators and for the Garda assistant commissioners to address this. I imagine they have been in constant contact with the Minister. We need to push from both ends. I am a firm believer that everyone deserves one chance in life. However, when a person makes one mistake, he should not be able to make two mistakes. On leaving the committee today, we need to do something like that. Repeat offenders should be prosecuted.