Sheila Terry (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 9:

In page 5, subsection (2)(c), line 25, to delete "6 months" and substitute "one month".

These amendments deal with subsection (2). They propose that persons with less than six months to serve will not be pursued. If we are committed to preserving and securing the integrity of the courts and the integrity of the sentences imposed, all those who have unserved sentences must be pursued. I agree that resources cannot be expended on pursuing people who may have just a few days of a sentence left to serve, but six months seems unduly lenient. I propose a change from six months to one month.