Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I will stop the Secretary General. Clearly, there are significant developments in the offing. The first meeting of the review group is taking place today, which is to be welcomed.

There is urgency about issues surrounding the appropriate serving of summons. According to the Garda Inspectorate's report, €7.5 million in fines revenue was forgone. The matter should be pursued urgently by the group and acted on quickly. I thank Mr. Purcell for his response to that line of questions.

I will move on to the Vote for the Insolvency Service of Ireland. I note that 87 staff were in place with the service in 2013 and that there was a budget of €7.5 million set aside in that year. That budget would have covered the establishment of the operation last year. How many inquiries have been received by the service and is it ahead of the anticipated number of inquiries that it envisaged?