Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)

I am happy to acknowledge I said that because it is the truth. I am asking the Minister to substantiate whether the Garda objected to bail and to indicate whether we need to change the law or the practices of the Garda. We have a duty to ensure that people who face serious charges and are recognised members of ruthless drugs gangs do not walk the streets. This is not a matter of idle semantics between two sides of the House but a question of ensuring that we do our collective duty by protecting the public from drug pushers.

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