Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

To be helpful to the Deputy, I remind him that a review group has been established to examine these issues generally, drawing on the work of the Law Reform Commission. The review group is due to produce its recommendations on these issues over the summer. In fairness to the Deputy, it is true that our bankruptcy laws and legal processes may need to be modernised. We will see what the position is when those recommendations are made.

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