Dáil
‹ Order of Business Whistleblower and fines legislation
Summary
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asks when whistleblower legislation and amendments to the Fines Act will be published; the Tánaiste expects both this session.
When will the Tánaiste's colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, publish the whistleblower legislation, which is very pertinent to today's discussion?
As regards the Fines Act, as the Tánaiste knows, people are increasingly being imprisoned for non-payment of fines that could be collected over a 12-month period. Taxpayers are losing huge amounts of money over this. When will legislation to amend the Fines Act be introduced?
