Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

We are putting the heads of the personal insolvency legislation before the committee to maximise the opportunity for consultation with Members of the House and to give an opportunity to those outside the House with an interest in the area to make some suggestions. We hope the consideration of the heads of the Bill by the Oireachtas committee might facilitate earlier passage of the legislation and it may not be necessary to have a very protracted Committee Stage if the heads of the Bill have already been considered by the committee. We are anxious to get it enacted and we should bear that in mind. I will factor in the request to have Committee Stage in the Chamber. The housing legislation will be later this year.

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