Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 May 2004
157 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Finance if he will take steps to ensure that a decision awaited from the Attorney General’s office in respect of whether a waiver should be granted pursuant to section 73 of the Succession Act 1965 in favour of a person (details supplied) is immediately made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14312/04]
View answerThe standard procedure in the type of case referred to by the Deputy is for any application for waiver of the State's interest to be investigated by the Chief State Solicitor and for advice to be given to the Minister for Finance by the Attorney General, whereupon the Minister then makes a decision whether or not to grant the waiver sought.
The Deputy will appreciate that it is important in these cases that every step is taken to ascertain whether or not next of kin may exist who may have a legal entitlement to the estate. In this case, I understand that an application for waiver is currently being examined by the Office of the Attorney General and that a recommendation is likely to be made shortly. I can assure the Deputy that any advice which is received from the Attorney General in this matter will be dealt with as soon as possible.
