Written answers
Tuesday, 3 July 2007
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Prison Committals
9:00 pm
Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 528: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people who were committed to prison in the past five years for non payment of fines following court proceedings initiated by An Post for not having a television licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18963/07]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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In the years 2003 to 29 June 2007 the following numbers of persons were committed to prison for non payment of fines arising from not having a television licence:
Year | Number of People |
2003 | 15 |
2004 | 51 |
2005 | 52 |
2006 | 31 |
2007 | 18 |
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