asked the Minister for Justice the number of (i) fines and (ii) prison sentences which have been reduced or commuted under the Criminal Justice Act, 1951, within the last five years.
Written Answers. - Mitigation of Fines.
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Pursuant to section 23 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1951, 7,359 fines were mitigated and in 44 cases fines were substituted for custodial sentences in the years 1982 to 1986.