Ms Nóirín O'Sullivan:

In a general sense, the bail laws and their application is a matter for the courts. However, when a person is seeking bail before the courts, there are opportunities for An Garda Síochána to seek to have conditions attached and that is regularly done by our members. Those conditions are enforced rigidly by An Garda Síochána and any breaches are brought to the attention of the courts. As I said earlier, bail is an issue on which we are very focused in the context of protecting communities, particularly from violent offenders and high-impact, prolific offenders. Some of the initiatives being taken across the criminal justice sector will help greatly in that regard.