Maybe, if we’re lucky, they’ll put the law on side of innocent victims

THIS week, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny brought up a matter in the Dáil which should evoke a popular response if the Government ever decides to do anything about it.

He wants the law changed to protect victims of burglary, and it seems there are quite a lot of them given that there were 25,000 burglaries last year. There's no reason to suppose there will be fewer this year because crime, like the cost of living, is on the increase.

The fact that the gardaí are not tempted by an extra €20,000 (mostly tax-free) to patrol the streets of the Shankill or New Lodge areas of Belfast doesn't mean there will be any more of them on the streets down here.