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Joint Committee on Legislation díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 13 Feb 1985

Bankruptcy Bill, 1982.

I will go on to say at the outset that this is the first occasion that a Bill has been referred to the Joint Committee on Legislation under the reforms brought in in 1983. The position is that the Second Stage of this Bill has been debated in the Dáil. In the Seanad a motion was passed agreeing with the principles of the Bill and agreeing that the Bill be referred to this Joint Committee. This is a pilot scheme to a certain extent under the new committee arrangements. It is appropriate that we should be taking on this Bill, because this legislation has been hanging around now for many years. There is some sense of urgency at this stage that the Bill be teased out and agreed. It is a much needed piece of reforming legislation. We hope that the opportunity we have of debating it in the calmness of committee will ensure that at the end of the day it will be a very good piece of work.

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