Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

This Bill was published in March 2002, re-entered on the current Government's schedule and has remained there for the past four years without ever having been brought before this House. However, in his weekend round of interviews the Minister told Ursula Halligan that he has instructed his officials to the effect that poor people are in debt and that he would introduce new legislation to deal with it. What order is this new law and when will Members see it?

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