54 people jailed last year for failing to have TV licence

MORE than 50 people were jailed last year for not paying their television licence, figures show.

54 people jailed last year for failing to have TV licence
Fri, 20 Feb, 2009 - 00:00

The situation was described as “crazy” by Fine Gael last night, who pointed out it costs e2,000 a week to keep a person in prison.

Figures released to Fine Gael TD Jim O’Keeffe in a parliamentary question show:

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