Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 4 February 2015
Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
2:00 pm
Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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To provide an update on the situation, this relates to the Fines (Payment and Recovery) Act 2014, which had the objective of supporting the administration of justice when fines are imposed to ensure that the fines imposed by the courts are collected and to reduce to the minimum possible the number of people committed to prison for the non-payment of fines. There is work to be done to implement this Act fully. A procurement process is under way to select a service provider to enable the legislation to operate effectively and efficiently and we are working on developing the IT systems needed.