Séamus Healy (Tipperary South, Workers and Unemployed Action Group) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the provision to allow for payments of fines by instalment. I would prefer a longer period to do so - 24 months rather than 12 months. It should also allow for the payment of fines of up to €100 by instalment because for many people €100 is a significant amount of money. Credit union surveys have shown that people have very little, if any, excess income. I believe all fines should be allowed to be paid by instalment.

Eviction is a very difficult and emotive issue. A family in Kanturk faces eviction by banks and their bondholders whom we have bailed out. These are people who have done their best to meet their responsibilities and through no fault of their own they found themselves in very severe financial difficulties.

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