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15th July 2003
GREENS WELCOME COURT REPORT BY EXPERT GROUP
The Green Party has welcomed
the Report of the expert group into the jurisdiction of the courts.
However the Party has expressed concern that the Report appears not to have
taken on the recommendations of the Law Reform Commission that fines should be
adjusted according to people's ability to pay and that corporations should pay
higher fines than individuals.
Green Party Justice Spokesperson Ciarán Cuffe TD, said, "Media reports
indicate that the report has failed to address the issue of people's ability to
pay. We feel that fines should reflect the financial circumstances of the
individual or the company concerned. This would be a fairer system."
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