Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 23 February 2022

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2021: Committee Stage

Photo of Seán FlemingSeán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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It is a fair question. There have been discussions with the Central Bank and no delays are envisaged. Until it passes through the Oireachtas, however, we cannot tie that down. The Bill passes from here to the Seanad and we hope it will be well cleared through the Oireachtas very soon. The only commitment I can give is that I will be happy to come back and provide information on an exact timetable within six months of the passing of the legislation when the issue may well have already been dealt with.

However, I will not let it go for longer than six months from the passing of the legislation without a specific report back on the timetables. Six months is reasonable. I am just giving that commitment to the select committee.