Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)

The statutory scheme being established by the enactment of the Bill will ensure that the repayment process will be as simple and user-friendly as possible given the age and vulnerability of many of those living persons to whom repayments are due. It is intended that it will operate in a non-adversarial, flexible, open and transparent manner and will cause the minimum of inconvenience or legal costs to the people concerned, their families, representatives or estates.

I thank Deputies for their contributions. I look forward to the further Stages of the Bill, at which time the views put forward will be considered in detail. I commend the Bill to the House.

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