If approved, it will give the State the power to collect from his salary some €79,100 in fines
The High Court is to be asked by the State to appoint a receiver with power to collect from teacher
Mr Burke, the court heard on Friday, continues to turn up at the school on a daily basis and has entered into the school buildings on a significant number of days. He has also told the principal he was “reporting for work and ready for work”.Nathan McDonnell: The rise and fall of the Kerry businessman and drug trafficker
He also directed Mr Burke to provide details of his means as the judge said he intended to increase the daily fine as well as hear a garnishee application.Mr Burke did not appear before the court as he was again at the school on Friday but he sent an affidavit disputing the judge’s findings last month and also saying he could not “in all good conscience” provide details of his means to the court.
In his submission on behalf of the AG, Brian Kennedy SC said the AG considered that while the garnishee order was one approach to enforcing the fines which could be considered by the court, there was a certain legal complexity to it. In relation to information relating specifically to Mr Burke’s salary, the AG considered a court order was required because of possible GDPR issues.
Rosemary Mallon BL, for the school, said she was formally seeking that the court increase the daily fine to €1,400 in view of the continuing contempt of court by Mr Burke.
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