Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 180: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding personal debt. [36486/11]

Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 181: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding personal debts and mortgage arrears. [36666/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 180 and 181 together.

I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question Number 321 of 2 November, 2011 which indicated the following: "In line with a commitment in the Programme for Government the Personal Insolvency Bill is in the course of being developed in my Department to provide for a new framework for settlement and enforcement of debt and for personal insolvency. The commitment under the EU/IMF Programme of Financial Support for Ireland is to publish the Bill in Quarter 1 of 2012. It is my objective to publish the measure ahead of the EU/IMF deadline, if possible. Moreover, it is intended that the Heads of the Bill, which are expected to be finalised in the near future, will be forwarded to the Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality for its consideration".