Micheál Martin (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We have to focus on those who have a history of crime and who are again brought before the system.

The bail laws have been reformed. They will be reformed further. The Minister, Deputy Jim O'Callaghan, is looking at this, but there are limits to what can be done, as I am sure the Deputy would appreciate.

If you take the politics out of it, we have no issue. We want to stamp down on crime. We are very intolerant of people committing crime while out on bail but you cannot have a system where everybody who is a suspect gets locked up.

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