Michael Kitt (Galway East, Fianna Fail)

I am happy that the deposit protection scheme is making progress. I have met representatives from many agencies, and Threshold has been particularly strong on the idea of a scheme like this. Disputes are currently taking 12 months to resolve, and I believe that Threshold dealt with 3,600 cases last year. The agency has prevented disputes in its work. I would like to see a more proactive role by the Government and by the next Minister of State with responsibility to ensure that these disputes will not take place. We can prevent disputes by having a scheme like this, as advocated by Threshold.

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