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‹ Order of Business Fines and assisted decision-making Bills
Summary
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asks about legislation preventing imprisonment for unpaid fines and the Assisted Decision-making (Capacity) Bill. The Taoiseach expects both measures to be published shortly or during the current session.
We will be debating a Bill on Cork jail in the next few days. Unfortunately 90% of the cells planned for the new jail will be shared cells where people will have to use the toilet in front of one another. That is against the direction in which we want our penal system to go. When will the Government bring in the Fines (Amendment) Bill that will prevent people going to jail for non-payment of fines?
When will the Assisted Decision-making (Capacity) Bill come before the Houses again?
