Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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The commission has the power to levy fines under the new legislation. As I understand it, no fines have been levied yet. Given that none of the investigations would necessarily be terribly complex or long-winded, why have no fines been levied? Is the commission satisfied that none of the cases which have been concluded met the threshold for a fine and how much discretion does it have in that regard? Have there been internal discussions on whether a fine should be levied? We see fines as an effective mechanism for correcting behaviour. A strong signal tends to get the message out.