Tim O'Malley (Limerick East, Progressive Democrats)

I am supportive of the principle that fines should be kept up to date. However, this is a complex legal area and we do not wish to amend legislation in a piecemeal way. A fines Bill is being drafted in the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. I am advised it is due for publication before the end of this session. I am further advised that the Bill provides for a system of updating the value of all existing fines which can be imposed in the District Court and maintaining the value of those fines in the future. Bearing this in mind it would not be in order to put an indexation provision in this Bill.

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