Bill entitled an Act to amend the law relating to insolvency, to amend the Bankruptcy Act 1988, to provide for the establishment and functions of a body to be known as Seirbhís Dócmhainneachta na hÉireann or, in the English language, the Insolvency Service of Ireland, and, in particular, in the interests of the common good (including the stability of the financial system in the State) and having regard to the following objectives—(a) the need to ameliorate the difficulties experienced by debtors in discharging their indebtedness due to insolvency and thereby lessen the adverse consequences for economic activity in the State, (b) the need to enable creditors to recover debts due to them by insolvent debtors to the extent that the means of those debtors reasonably permits, in an orderly and rational manner, and (c) the need to enable insolvent debtors to resolve their indebtedness (including by determining that debts stand discharged in certain circumstances) in an orderly and rational manner without recourse to bankruptcy, and to thereby facilitate the active participation of such persons in economic activity in the State, to provide for additional mechanisms and arrangements relating to insolvency to facilitate the achievement of those objectives, to provide for the appointment, functions, powers and jurisdiction of new judges of the circuit court to be styled specialist judges of the circuit court and, for that purpose, to amend the Courts (Establishment and Constitution) Act 1961 and the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961 and certain other enactments, to provide for the regulation, supervision and discipline of personal insolvency practitioners, and to provide for connected matters
Last updated: 26 Dec 2012
History of this Act
The Bill has been signed into law by the President.
26 Dec 2012
Dáil Éireann
Seanad Éireann
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Dáil First Stage
27 Jun 2012
Dáil First Stage
The Bill is initiated or presented to the House
27 Jun 2012
Completed
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Dáil Second Stage
5 Jul 2012
Dáil Second Stage
The general principles of the Bill are debated
5 Jul 2012
Completed
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Dáil Third Stage
18 Jul 2012
Dáil Third Stage
The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
(Also known as Committee Stage)18 Jul 2012
Completed
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Dáil Fourth Stage
19 Dec 2012
Dáil Fourth Stage
Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
(Also known as Report Stage)19 Dec 2012
Completed
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Dáil Fifth Stage
7 Nov 2012
Dáil Fifth Stage
Final statements on the Bill are made and it is set down for Second Stage in the Seanad
(Also known as Final Stage)7 Nov 2012
Completed
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Seanad First Stage
n/a
Seanad First Stage
The Bill is deemed to have passed Seanad First Stage
n/a
Completed
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Seanad Second Stage
21 Nov 2012
Seanad Second Stage
The general principles of the Bill are debated
21 Nov 2012
Completed
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Seanad Third Stage
5 Dec 2012
Seanad Third Stage
The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
(Also known as Committee Stage)5 Dec 2012
Completed
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Seanad Fourth Stage
11 Dec 2012
Seanad Fourth Stage
Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
(Also known as Report Stage)11 Dec 2012
Completed
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Seanad Fifth Stage
11 Dec 2012
Seanad Fifth Stage
Final statements on the Bill are made
(Also known as Final Stage)11 Dec 2012
Completed
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Enacted
26 Dec 2012
Enacted
The Bill is signed into law by the President
26 Dec 2012
Completed
26 Dec 2012
Personal Insolvency Act 2012
26 Dec 2012
An tAcht um Dhócmhainneacht Phearsanta, 2012
20 Dec 2012
As Passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas
Personal Insolvency Bill 2012
7 Nov 2012
As passed by Dáil Éireann
Personal Insolvency Bill 2012
13 Sep 2012
As amended in Committee/Select Committee (Dáil Eireann)
Personal Insolvency Bill 2012
27 Jun 2012
As initiated
Personal Insolvency Bill 2012
Amendments
18 Dec 2012
Committee Stage
Cream List [Seanad amendments to Dáil Bill]
10 Dec 2012
Report Stage
Numbered List [Seanad]
10 Dec 2012
Report Stage
1st Additional List of Amendments [Seanad]
5 Dec 2012
Committee Stage
Numbered List [Seanad]
28 Nov 2012
Committee Stage
Numbered List [Seanad]
6 Nov 2012
Report Stage
1st Additional List of Amendments [Dáil]
2 Nov 2012
Report Stage
Numbered List [Dáil]
11 Sep 2012
Committee Stage
Numbered List [Dáil]
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Debates
19 Dec 2012
Dáil Éireann
Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: From the Seanad
11 Dec 2012
Seanad Éireann
Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages
5 Dec 2012
Seanad Éireann
Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed)
4 Dec 2012
Seanad Éireann
Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed)
30 Nov 2012
Seanad Éireann
Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed)
29 Nov 2012
Seanad Éireann
Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage
21 Nov 2012
Seanad Éireann
Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Second Stage
7 Nov 2012
Dáil Éireann
Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage
7 Nov 2012
Dáil Éireann
Personal Insolvency Bill: Report Stage (Resumed)
6 Nov 2012
Dáil Éireann
Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed)
6 Nov 2012
Dáil Éireann
Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Report Stage
6 Nov 2012
Dáil Éireann
Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Order for Report Stage
18 Jul 2012
Dáil Éireann
Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Referral to Select Committee
18 Jul 2012
Dáil Éireann
Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed)
18 Jul 2012
Dáil Éireann
Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed)
13 Jul 2012
Dáil Éireann
Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed)
12 Jul 2012
Dáil Éireann
Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed)
11 Jul 2012
Dáil Éireann
Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed)
5 Jul 2012
Dáil Éireann
Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Second Stage
5 Jul 2012
Dáil Éireann
Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Order for Second Stage
5 Jul 2012
Dáil Éireann
Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Allocation of Time: Motion