Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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789. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the budget provided for the Insolvency Service of Ireland in 2014; the number of staff currently employed by the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13806/14]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I can advise the Deputy that the Insolvency Service of Ireland (ISI) has been allocated a budget of €7.2 million for 2014 under the Justice Vote. It should be noted that practically all of the planned staffing resources and structures are now in place for the Insolvency Service and it is very much open for business. This is an outstanding achievement considering that the relevant legislation was enacted little over a year ago and the ISI itself was only formally established last year.

There are 89 staff assigned to and currently working in the ISI. This includes staff working for the Official Assignee who previously formed part of the Courts Service.