Paddy Burke (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 34:

In page 7, lines 17 and 18, to delete subsection (4) and substitute the following new subsection:

"(4) The fixed charge is €300 and such fixed charge shall be index-linked to the inflation rate as set by the European Central Bank and automatically updated on the 1st of January each year after the coming into force of this section."

This amendment seeks to provide for the index-linking of fines. As fines should be index-linked so they do not go out of date, I suggest they should increase gradually each year in line with the annual inflation rate.