Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Amendment No. 5 is a technical amendment. As originally drafted, the section provided for a fine or a prison term for an individual or a corporate offender who, deliberately or recklessly, dazzled pilots of aircraft with laser lights. The imposition of a prison term can only apply to an individual offender. It is not possible to impose a prison term on a body corporate. The amendment, therefore, removed the reference to a prison term in respect of a corporate body. A fine of up to €250,000 is provided for an offence of this nature by a corporate body.