Lynn Ruane (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I remember someone once saying to me that one's job is only done when one is not needed anymore and that in certain professions we should endeavour to do ourselves out of a job. My task is always to try to reduce the need for policing.

Returning to the spent convictions, perhaps we could get some sort of a timeline from the Minister because if we can reduce the number of people returning to communities where recidivism will increase, that will obviously reduce the need for policing in the long run. Can the Minister gave me a response to that question?