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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)
Thomas Byrne: Can someone who wants to declare him- or herself bankrupt walk into the central office in the High Court to fill out the form?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)
Thomas Byrne: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)
Thomas Byrne: I will not go into the pros and cons of bankruptcy because I do not have time, but there are many cons. If a heavily indebted person wishes to fight the banks and start the process of bankruptcy he or she will need €740 at the very minimum.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)
Thomas Byrne: I do not know where the person will get the money from. That is the sum without using solicitors and barristers. Most people do not know where the general office is. When I was a solicitor one of my clients received a summons or whatever instructing him or her to enter an appearance at the general office. The person did not know what that meant, but I knew it was a form. People do not...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)
Thomas Byrne: If a person wants to counteract a bank's veto he or she needs €740 immediately in order to get bankruptcy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)
Thomas Byrne: That is unfortunate. The committee should examine ways of reducing the fee. I have another brief question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)
Thomas Byrne: The Chairman is going to cut me off, but I admire his efficiency. Mr. O'Connor answered my question, but I do not know him. Can he outline his professional background? He will be an important figure in Irish society for the next few years.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)
Thomas Byrne: I thank Mr. O'Connor.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)
Thomas Byrne: Someone might think I was getting above myself. The Chairman asked pertinent questions and got to the nub of several issues. I thank Mr. O'Connor for the work he will be doing. He is setting up a new State agency. Many people with whom I have spoken and who are in serious debt problems are waiting to see what will happen. They view the system as hope. They know its faults and failings...
- Seanad: Land and Conveyencing Law Reform Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (16 Jul 2013)
Thomas Byrne: I wish to speak on Fifth Stage. One can speak on Fifth Stage and we have tabled amendments on that Stage.
- Seanad: Land and Conveyencing Law Reform Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (16 Jul 2013)
Thomas Byrne: The Minister of Justice and Equality did not even stay for Fifth Stage.
- Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2013)
Thomas Byrne: We actually brought forward a Bill.
- Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2013)
Thomas Byrne: It is outrageous because the Government has done nothing for people but hand more power to the banks.
- Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2013)
Thomas Byrne: We drafted a Bill to deal with that issue when we went into opposition.
- Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2013)
Thomas Byrne: We did. We proposed our own Bill before this one from the Government.
- Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2013)
Thomas Byrne: It had an independent debt settlement body.
- Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2013)
Thomas Byrne: I know but the Senator made an assertion.
- Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2013)
Thomas Byrne: I respectfully corrected that assertion. I respect everything the Senator has said.
- Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2013)
Thomas Byrne: I move amendment No. 1: In page 6, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: “Power of Court to determine the rejection of a proposal for a Personal Insolvency Arrangement as unreasonable 4. (1) Where in an application by a mortgagee for repossession of a property to which section 2(1) applies, a proposal for a Personal Insolvency Arrangement made pursuant to section 98(1)(c) of...
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2013)
Thomas Byrne: Colleagues will know that I have found this a very difficult issue, as it has been for many colleagues on all sides of the House. I have not really taken part in public debate on the issue, but this was slightly unavoidable during the recent by-election in Meath. I have listened and read with great interest on all sides, and that is one of the difficulties. I have heard very few people in...