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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Detention Centres (25 Oct 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will outline the timeline for ending the detention of children at St Patrick's Institution, Dublin. [46412/12]

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Report Stage (6 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 10:In page 26, line 8, to delete "€20,000" and substitute "€30,000".The rationale for this amendment is quite straightforward, namely, to broaden the criteria in regard to the debt relief notice. Specifically, organisations such as the Free Legal Advice Centres have recommended that the applicable debt limit be increased to €30,000, as we propose here....

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am sure the Minister noted the reason we tabled amendments Nos. 13 and 15, which we will discuss, is relative to the €30,000. If the threshold is increased from €20,000 to €30,000 the other thresholds must also be increased. The credit unions, FLAC and other interested parties have made representations to Deputies on the legislation as is their democratic right. They...

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 15:In page 26, line 11, to delete “€400” and substitute “€535”.I will not labour the point on amendment No. 15. The logic extends from the previous amendment.

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 21:In page 27, line 11, after "its" to insert "net".Sometimes the inclusion of a single word can make a significant difference. This amendment proposes that when an assessment is made, it is net assets that should be considered, that is, the figure that is arrived at after liabilities are deducted. The objective here is to ensure that a realistic assessment is made and...

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 22:In page 27, line 12, to delete "irrespective of" and substitute "taking in to account".

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: In fairness, I believe this amendment is an attempt to get some common sense into the way the Bill is to be read. If it is left in the hands of what could be an egregious debt resolution process to discuss an engagement ring or a wedding ring, one does not know what a creditor may wish to pursue in the course of that negotiation. We know that engagement rings do not cost €300 or...

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: There will be headlines written for tomorrow in which every woman in the country will be aghast that Members have valued their engagement rings at €500.

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Sinn Féin's argument is along similar lines and obviously, we chose a monetary value of €3,000 in this regard. I am conscious that Deputies Niall Collins and Donnelly both represent considerable rural areas in their constituencies. I can only speak of County Donegal where, in vast swathes of the country, given the absence of an adequate public transport infrastructure, one must...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (6 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review her decision to refuse back to education allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) on the basis that their proposed choice of accredited study os of a lower qualification then they already hold; her views on whether applicants should in a global labour market environment of work and career flexibility, have the option of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cyber Bullying (6 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures that are to be undertaken by the frontline officers of an Gardaí Síochána upon receipt of a complaint about alleged cyber bullying. [48355/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cyber Bullying (6 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm that training has been provided to all of the frontline officers of an Gardaí Síochána on the measures they are to undertake upon receipt of a complaint regarding alleged cyber bullying. [48356/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (6 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the result of the implementation of a National Directive from the Health Service Executive to reduce agency staff by 50% which has had negative implications for the nursing service and provision of care in HSE addiction services; if his attention has been drawn to the fact the directive may take three nurses leaving 6.5 nurses...

Personal Insolvency Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: One can get a much better car for £1,000 in the North, even allowing for the VRT differential, than in the South. That is almost identical to the amount allowed in the Bill. The road network in the North is superior to that in many areas of rural Ireland, where one needs a reasonable car. I can only speak with knowledge of my own constituency of Donegal North East. In the rural...

Personal Insolvency Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 31:In page 27, after line 40, to insert the following:“(7) The Minister for Justice and Equality shall, no later than 30 days after the enactment of this Bill publish detailed guidelines concerning the household equipment and appliances that are reasonably necessary to maintain a reasonable standard of living for the debtor and his or her dependants, for the...

Personal Insolvency Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: As I asked last night, is it the objective of the Minister to have guidelines provided when this process is instigated?

Personal Insolvency Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 37:In page 30, line 25, after “particular,” to insert the following:“negotiation with a creditor or creditors with a view to restructuring the terms of a debt owed (including write-downs, reductions of interest rates, lengthening of maturities) to that creditor or creditors, whether as part of any arrears process or otherwise,”.The objective of...

Personal Insolvency Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 87:In page 43, line 43, after "intermediaries" to insert the following: "and the withdrawal of authorisation of such persons".The objective of this amendment is to provide added protection by the addition of the words "and the withdrawal of authorisation of such persons."

Personal Insolvency Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 90:In page 49, line 7, after "domiciled" to insert "and ordinarily resident".The intent of the amendment is to broaden the definition. It is self-evident.

Personal Insolvency Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: For clarification it is "and ordinarily resident". It is to strengthen the provision. I do not know whether this changes the Minister's perspective.