Ireland has a liberal bail law. That is as it should be. People who have not been convicted should not spend long periods incarcerated prior to their trial if that can be avoided. However, that is used by some people as a context in which a more gentlemanly and relaxed approach to bringing forward the criminal prosecution can occur. A similar common law system operates in the United Kingdom. However, the period between the commission of offences and the trial is much shorter in the UK than in this country. We will have to examine the reason for that. A partnership approach will be required, involving the Director of Public Prosecutions, who is independent under the Constitution, the Attorney General, the courts system and the Garda Síochána, to see how we can create a sense of linkage and immediacy between the circumstances in which people are arrested and the date of their trial.