PQ 305
348 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if arrangements have now been made for fines imposed by the courts as a penalty in criminal proceedings to be reduced to zero upon the lodgement or delivery to Mountjoy Prison of persons who have failed to pay a fine; when these new arrangements were put in place and the instructions issued by him or on his behalf in this regard; if he will confirm these arrangements have been made to ensure the immediate release of fine defaulters and to avoid them being statistically included within the numbers of those granted temporary release and to detail the number of fine defaulters so dealt with to date [37391/10]
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348 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if arrangements have now been made for fines imposed by the courts as a penalty in criminal proceedings to be reduced to zero upon the lodgement or delivery to Mountjoy Prison of persons who have failed to pay a fine; when these new arrangements were put in place and the instructions issued by him or on his behalf in this regard; if he will confirm these arrangements have been made to ensure the immediate release of fine defaulters and to avoid them being statistically included within the numbers of those granted temporary release and to detail the number of fine defaulters so dealt with to date [37391/10]
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Default on Payment of Fines
Default on Payment of Fines
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2010-10-19/305/
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