Seanad debates
Wednesday, 18 June 2003
European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Second Stage.
We have noted on other occasions the inappropriateness of sending senior citizens to jail for the non-payment of debt. It is almost always wrong to do such a thing and I am delighted that the provision within Protocol No. 4 will deal with this. We also still have anomalies in our law relating to those who may serve a sentence for the non-payment of a debt. They may go to jail for the non-payment of that debt and still be prosecuted for non-payment after they come out. They may even be sent back to prison a second time. That is a serious anomaly.
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