Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This morning the Government approved two elements in respect of bail in cases were burglaries are occurring. The evidence is that a small number of people carry out an extensive number of burglaries. The Minister proposes to introduce legislation so that repeat offences by offenders can be taken as an indication of a refusal of bail. Where there are repeated charges against particular people the court in its wisdom can decide to have consecutive sentences for repeated burglaries. In general, the Minister hopes to bring the heads of a general bail Bill - about 40 heads in all - to Government, in the next two months or so. This is to deal with the general bail concept which the Deputy has raised on many occasions in the House.

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