Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The other group comprises individuals who have had their rights taken away from them. Yet, were one to flip those timescales, there would be a logic to it. However, the timescales are shorter for those who have suffered. Moreover, there is conflation with regard to many different aspects of legislation. The figure used for fines in this process is a figure used in fines for driving offences, etc. They are not the same things at all but are considered to be a consistent approach to certain aspects of trying to keep behaviour within the law.

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