Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)
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Question 364: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has estimated or carried out an analysis of the cost to the State of the rising bankruptcy numbers currently in the court lists; his plans to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32399/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Because of the small number of bankruptcies at present, 29 in 2010 and 30 so far in 2011, the cost of operating the Office of the Official Assignee in Bankruptcy within the Courts Service is small. However, substantial changes in the personal insolvency regime are being considered in the context of my Department's development of proposals for a Personal Insolvency Bill. The details, including those in relation to the impact on costs, will be announced by way of publication of the heads of the Bill in the near future.