Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)

This was fully addressed in the Seanad. My party would agree with the principle of attachment of earnings being added to this legislation for obvious reasons. It would provide a way towards off-setting the risk against imprisonment. It would set in place a clearly defined procedure within the legislation on which there could be no doubt afterwards. On that basis, we would support the principle of attachment of earnings as used in maintenance orders, which could be extended here. It would address the Laffoy judgment also.

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