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Fines Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages. (3 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 14: In page 4, line 28, after "offence" to insert "committed".

Fines Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages. (3 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 40: In page 9, line 29, after "number" to insert the following: "or to a fine not exceeding €10,000, whichever is the greater". The basis of this amendment is that the 2007 version of the Bill, in section 7(5), sets forth a minimum fine on indictment of €10,000 for fines set prior to the commencement date. This has disappeared from the Bill, although it seems an...

Fines Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages. (3 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I will not delay proceedings except to say that I agree with the tenor and tone of the amendments tabled by the Minister. The primary purpose of the legislation is to ensure that people who are not criminals but who transgress or make mistakes will not be imprisoned as a result of not paying fines. The legislation is also designed to put in place a process to ensure that people will have...

Fines Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I presume the clock starts now. On the recovery order in section 16, subsection 2 states: "Before making a recovery order, the court shall conduct an inquiry into the financial circumstances of the person who has failed to pay the fine concerned and may require the person to provide the court with such information as it may specify relating to those circumstances." Although I am not...

Fines Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I move amendment No. 52: In page 11, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following: "(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2), where a person is convicted of an offence for which a fine or a sentence of imprisonment, or both, may be imposed, the court— (a) shall consider whether a fine is appropriate to meet the circumstances of the case; (b) shall, if satisfied that a...

Fines Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I am not against the amendment per se, but it states that the Courts Service "may" from time to time, publish in such a manner as it considers appropriate, including on the Internet, a list of the names and addresses of persons who have failed to pay fines imposed on them by the due date of payment. I assume, since the word "may" is used that there is no obligation on the Courts Service to...

Road Traffic Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I support this Bill which should have the effect of fundamentally changing our culture by ensuring that everyone who gets behind the wheel of a car does so in the full knowledge that new penalties will be imposed for certain driving behaviours. As a result of this legislation, those who drink will have to significantly change their behaviour. We need to modify how we, as a society, deal...

Written Answers — Community Welfare Officers: Community Welfare Officers (3 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the transfer of community welfare officers from her Department to the Department of Social and Family Affairs will take place; if she will give an assurance that the staff concerned will transfer without loss of rights and status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10425/10]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (3 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when legislation will be published to clarify eligibility for health and personal social services; the discussions she has had with representatives of health professionals and patient organisations on this proposed legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10426/10]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (3 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding the proposals to decentralise offices under the remit of Bus Éireann to Mitchelstown, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10734/10]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (3 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 242: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make special provision to Cork County Council to enable them to provide a civic amenity site in the Fermoy/Mitchelstown area of north Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10899/10]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (3 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 248: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding plans to decentralise offices under his Department's remit to Fermoy, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10733/10]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (2 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the Davy Report that pointed to the failures of investment in our telecoms sector as a major concern; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10136/10]

Written Answers — Energy Programmes: Energy Programmes (2 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the €40 million that was unspent for sustainable energy programmes in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10135/10]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (2 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10371/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 341: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if an application for family income supplement will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9964/10]

Written Answers — Pensions Provisions: Pensions Provisions (2 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 348: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10025/10]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (25 Feb 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Finance if VAT on Government services applied in December 2009 is obligatory on local authority refuse collections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9793/10]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (25 Feb 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 157: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the discussions he has had on the need to create a single agency on the management of rivers and river basins here. [3882/10]

Written Answers — Litter Pollution: Litter Pollution (25 Feb 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 162: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if towns are [i]de facto[/i] members of the Irish Businesses Against Litter League; or if membership of the league is at the discretion of each individual town. [9707/10]