Seanad debates

Thursday, 5 November 2009

Education and Training Responses to the Economic Downturn: Statements

 

Dealing with debt collection, maintenance, arrears and such issues could also free up a great amount of time. The system is not working efficiently. It is a great ideal that we want to have the courts system working more efficiently. I note that the amendments refer to the Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851 and a great amount of work must be done in that regard. There is also a reference to an Act of 1967 in the measure to allow the District Court clerk to have the power to take bail recognisances. That is welcome but we must work out how it will work in practice. Let us take the opportunity to deal with this issue more efficiently than the Minister's amendment suggests. Perhaps it will deal with the issue satisfactorily; therefore, I will not second-guess it.

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