Rural crime to be debated in Dáil

The issue of rural crime is to be debated in the Dáil today, with Fianna Fáil calling for tighter bail laws to tackle the issue.

The party also want to introduce mandatory electronic tagging for those who have previous convictions and have been granted bail.

It comes after Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice suggested that elderly people living in rural areas should be allowed to arm themselves with pepper spray and tasers.