Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister will be aware that burglary and aggravated burglary are two of the most serious offences on our Statute Book. The figures also realise that when a burglary is committed and an individual is convicted of the offence, there is high likelihood that the same individual will come back again and commit further burglary offences. The recidivism rate for burglary is much higher than any other criminal act. What are the Government's proposals to deal with this issue from a policy perspective?

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