Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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84. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total value of uncollected fines; the total number of uncollected fines; the number of persons that have been imprisoned for non-payment of fines for each of the years 2013 to 2016 to date, in tabular form. [32845/16]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that I have made inquiries with the Courts Service in respect of the statistics requested. The information sought is currently being compiled and verified. I shall arrange for this information to be forwarded to him shortly.

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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85. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of attachment orders made by the courts since the commencement of the Fines (Payment and Recovery) Act 2014; and the sum total of the fines for which such attachment orders have been made since then. [32846/16]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that the Courts Service has informed me that no attachment orders have been made since the commencement of the Fines (Payment and Recovery) Act 2014 on 11 January 2016. The Act provides for alternatives to imprisonment for non-payment of fines. The process to support payment of fines by instalment commenced earlier this year and other elements of the process including attachment of earnings will take effect sequentially.