Camillus Glynn (Fianna Fail)

We must be fair and balanced. More could be done. There are a few rogues in the industry who should be tackled.

When the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform comes to the House for the debate on crime, the increase in the number of stabbings should be discussed. The incidence of stabbings has reached epidemic proportions. The issue was raised in the House previously and I have made a number of suggestions which have been carried by the media. A mandatory prison sentence should be imposed on those who carry knives on their person, irrespective of whether they commit a crime. That is the only way to stamp them out.