Concerns are rising over increasing crime rates as more than 110 crimes a day are linked to suspects on bail, sparking calls for urgent bail reforms. Public anxiety about crime has emerged prominently, with figures showing 114,655 offenses committed by suspects on bail over the last three years. Former Defence Minister Willie O'Dea criticized non-custodial sentences as ineffective. Taoiseach Micheál Martin acknowledged the need for reform but highlighted legal complexities surrounding the presumption of innocence. As tensions rise, opposition leaders press the government for swift action to address these pressing issues.
The combined figure for the past three years of suspects implicated in crime while out on bail amounts to 114,655... People won't tolerate a situation where criminals are out on bail, at liberty, and free to offend and reoffend again and again.
The bail laws will be reformed further... but there were legal issues as to the presumption of innocence when bail was granted.
Non-custodial sentences were 'pretty useless' and hundreds of millions of euro in fines were going unpaid.
I don't know whether you're proposing full-scale internment of everybody who is a suspect?
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