Concerns over rising crime rates have prompted calls for urgent reforms to bail laws in response to alarming statistics. Recent discussions highlight that over 110 crimes a day are committed by suspects on bail, with the figure exceeding 114,000 over the past three years. Politicians are increasingly vocal about public safety, while contrasting views emerge on the effectiveness of non-custodial sentences. The Taoiseach has acknowledged the complexity of the legal issues surrounding bail and intends to reform the current laws, all while public tolerance wanes for offenders remaining free during trials.
Some TDs believed he was making reference to the British policy of Internment in the North of Ireland in the early 1970s that led to the mass arrest of thousands of Nationalists who were then held without trial.
This situation cannot continue. 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 need to be met with urgency, examined to ensure that they're being properly applied.
There have been reforms of the bail laws, and people are very intolerant of suspects who are awaiting trial.
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