Pádraic McCormack (Galway West, Fine Gael)

Regarding the subject matter of amendment No. 4, will the Minister of State explain why the fine is only €5,000 and the jail sentence is only six months? These are low. The Labour Party amendment would increase the former substantially. Were we to know the reasoning behind the €5,000 figure, we might be clearer on what it is the Government is trying to achieve.

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