Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

There are many other people in prison for not paying fines and sending them to prison is ludicrous.

I am a strong believer in community service. People should not be able to buy their way out of it by paying fines. Community service is good for everyone. I have had the pleasure of doing some myself and I found it very beneficial. I could not give Members all the details as I would have to kill them if I did. It would be all over the Irish Independenttomorrow.

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