In respect of the Environment Protection Bill, I moved similar amendments with regard to penalties and I have already expressed my views on that legislation. The fine needs to be index-linked in order to discourage people from breaking the law. In the case of pollution of the environment, the penalty fines on posters throughout the country are in existence for the past nine, ten and 11 years and the countryside continues to be littered. The maximum fine in place, which is less than €800, is indicated on billboards throughout the country. That fine is not relevant today, particularly in light of the problem being created on some of our county roads by people dumping their garbage, etc. If the fine is not index-linked it will appear very minimal in a few years and will not be a serious deterrent. I ask the Minister to consider index-linking the penalty to the crime. If a person is guilty of an offence, the punishment must fit the crime. The penalty proposed in the Bill may appear minimal in five, ten or 15 years. It is important to keep it in line with inflation and the cost of living. The purpose of these amendments, which are reasonable, is to have the fine updated on an annual basis.