Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

I would be pleased to do so. The fine of €250,000 applies for somebody providing a service without a licence. Where someone is in possession of a licence but in breach of conditions, we are giving the power to revoke the licence. If somebody was to continue in operation in those circumstances, the €250,000 fine would apply. The immediate effect is revocation, which does not have the fine attached, but this comes into play if somebody continued a service without a licence.

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