Dáil debates

Wednesday, 8 February 2012

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report Stage

 

12:00 pm

Photo of Mattie McGrathMattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)

Yes. It is being suggested that they could assist the Minister, Deputy Hogan, in the provision of remedial services as provided for in the water services legislation. They could perhaps be asked to dig up back gardens without machinery and re-lay them. These people must be made feel some hurt or empathy with the people they are blackguarding. If it is possible, they will find a way to evade the law. There is no point committing them to prison. That is akin to giving them a holiday. Often, they learn more about criminality when in prison and end up different types of criminals when they get out. They should be made take part in restorative justice programmes and community service. Rather than tinkering around with this, we need to do it.

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