Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 86: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will introduce changes in legislation in respect of the payment of fines; when he will introduce same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32775/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I am currently preparing a Fines Bill and I intend to obtain government approval for its publication in the near future. The Bill will include provisions dealing with the indexation of fines, payment of fines by instalment, equality of impact of fines imposed by the courts and the powers of the courts where a person does not pay a fine by its due date for payment. As the Bill will incorporate redrafted provisions contained in the Fines Bill published in 2007, I also intend to seek Government approval to withdraw the 2007 Bill from the Dáil Order Paper on publication of the Bill currently being drafted.