Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Question 106: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals regarding bail laws in view of an interview that he gave to a newspaper (details supplied). [40159/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I will be asking the Government to approve my proposal to commence work on a new Bail Bill. The purpose of the Bill is to consolidate and update bail law with a view to presenting a clear, accessible and modern statement of the law. In preparing the Bill I will address a number of weaknesses in the current law to ensure that the bail regime can operate in as tight and effective a way as possible. I will also examine the extent to which the law could be restated to better guide the courts on the need to protect the public against those who present an unacceptable risk of committing a serious offence if granted bail.