Paddy Burke (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 4:

In page 7, to delete lines 17 and 18, and substitute the following:

"(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.".

The Minister of State indicated yesterday he would reconsider this amendment overnight. It proposes that fines should be index-linked to the inflation rate. We had a good debate on this matter on Committee Stage.