The Taoiseach said 'hordes of people at the airport to welcome him back... criminality isn't celebrity, it's something that brings pain, misery and suffering to communities'
Taoiseach Simon Harris has said there should be reflection on people's "disaffection" from politics after Gerry Hutch narrowly missed out on being elected.
He announced his surprise candidature after arriving back in Ireland following his arrest in Spain last month as part of an international investigation into money laundering. He has reportedly been released on bail of 100,000 euro.READ MORE: Watch: Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch shows impressive turn of pace as he runs away from RDS after election defeat
"I think for those of us in politics, I think we do need to reflect on the disaffection that sometimes people can feel from the political system, and sometimes that communities can feel from the political system. "But I do believe that we must continue to do more in terms of engaging with communities that sometimes feel disconnected and disaffected from the political system or indeed from the State more generally."
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