Jim Walsh (Fianna Fail)

I have one brief comment. How will the judge determine the financial position of the person before him or her? Many people who were very wealthy some years ago may now be quite poor and perhaps even in negative equity between their assets and liabilities. How will the judge be aware of that in order to make a determination when it may not be public knowledge? I have a small concern as to how the judge can adjudicate on a person's ability to pay a higher fine when such a judgment might depend on a perception.