Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

My point remains the same. Those who cannot afford to pay fines should not be victims of recovery orders. They should have no choice other than to do community service. In terms of the punishment to be imposed, if we do not have a facility to create the opportunity for enough people to do community service, this is something we should examine with a view to creating a better facility. Other countries make far greater use of this option and we should make more use of it. I argue that the Bill is not prioritising the use of community service. I understand we are both entitled to look at the matter in the way we see fit.

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