Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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190. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the expected staffing level of the Insolvency Service of Ireland; when recruitment for this will be completed; the number of cases it will deal with on a monthly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14050/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The expected staffing level of the Insolvency Service of Ireland is 91. It is anticipated that recruitment for the Service will be completed during the second quarter of 2013 and is being carried out as expeditiously as possible.

It is not possible at this juncture to definitively indicate the number of cases the Service will deal with on a monthly basis. As I have previously indicated to the Dáil, it is difficult to ascertain the likely demand in regard to the new debt resolution processes. However, in planning for the first full year of operation of the Insolvency Service, tentative estimate of applications has been made for the two main debt resolution processes - the Debt Settlement Arrangement and Personal Insolvency Arrangement - amounting to approximately 15,000 applications. It is also anticipated that there may be up to 3,000 bankruptcy applications during this time. This would be very significant bearing in mind that there were 33 bankruptcy adjudications in 2011 and 35 in 2012.