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Personal Insolvency Act

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 February 2014

Tuesday, 11 February 2014

Questions (191)

Lucinda Creighton

Question:

191. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is concerned that the omission of third level education fees as part of standard living expenses in a personal insolvency arrangement by the Insolvency Service of Ireland could act as a barrier for access to third level education if a person's income eligibility is above that required to obtain a student grant; if his Department is monitoring this situation and if it has provided any input on the matter to the Department of Justice and Equality, which is responsible for the personal insolvency legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6281/14]

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I can confirm to the Deputy that there was contact between my Department and the Department of Justice and Equality in the context of the personal insolvency legislation. I understand that for the purposes of establishing a reasonable standard of living and reasonable living expenses, Insolvency Service Ireland (ISI) prepared and issued guidelines. In the guidelines, the costs attributed to a household are termed 'set costs' to which are added the reasonable costs of housing, childcare and special circumstances. Under special circumstances account may be taken of college-going expenses.

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