Is there merit in mandatory sentencing?
b"Mandatory sentencing \\u201cIs a blunt tool to address crime\\u201d according to the Irish Penal Reform Trust. \\n\\nThe remark comes since questions have been raised over whether there's merit to mandatory sentencing as a teenager was spared jail in Dublin after he was involved in an attack that resulted in a woman having boiling water poured over her. \\n\\nMolly Joyce, The Irish Penal Reform Trust\\u2019s Acting Executive Director spoke to Newstalk Breakfast with more on this."