Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 July 2014
613. Deputy Ann Phelan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that have engaged with the Insolvency Service of Ireland to date; the number of cases that have dealt with mortgage arrears specifically; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28971/14]
View answerAs I advised the Deputy last week, the Insolvency Service of Ireland (ISI) releases its statistics on a quarterly basis and the most up to date figures reflecting Quarter 2 of 2014 will be published on the ISI’s website www.isi.gov.ie later this month. As outlined in the ISI’s Quarter 1 Statistical Report, the number of cases as at 31 March 2014 was as follows:
- 55 Debt Solution Arrangements Approved (44 Debt Relief Notices, 7 Debt Settlement Arrangements and 4 Personal Insolvency Arrangements);
- 523 cases in progress - (320 PIAs, 121 DSAs and 82 DRNs);
- 70 Protective Certificates issued by the Courts. (Protective Certificates give protection to debtors against legal action by creditors for a period and allows a Personal Insolvency Practitioner 70 days in which to develop an arrangement);
- 66 bankruptcies in the first Quarter of 2014.
In terms of other engagement with the Service, I can advise the Deputy that since 2013 the ISI has received almost 11,000 telephone calls to its information line and 2,500 email enquiries. The ISI website had in excess of 166,000 website visits and more than 55,000 documents were downloaded from the site. The ISI has advised that it does not have data available on the number of cases that dealt specifically with mortgage arrears.
