Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 October 2019
249. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amounts paid to the top ten personal insolvency practitioner, PIP, providers for vouchers redeemed under the Abhaile scheme for financial advice in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [43120/19]
Amharc ar fhreagra250. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vouchers redeemed by the top ten PIPs for financial advice under the Abhaile scheme in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date 2019, in tabular form. [43121/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 249 and 250 together.
The Deputy will be aware that the Insolvency Service of Ireland, (ISI) is an independent statutory body under my remit. I have had the necessary enquiries made and the Insolvency Service of Ireland have provided the information sought by the Deputy.
The top 10 PIPs are based on the volume of vouchers redeemed. The following table provides the number of vouchers redeemed by the top 10 PIPs, in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and up the end of Quarter three in 2019. Each Abhaile PIP voucher is worth €500 for the provision of fixed services to a borrower.
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No. vouchers redeemed by top 10 PIPs (by volume) |
Value of vouchers (€) |
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Year |
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2016 |
827 |
413,500 |
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2017 |
1,972 |
986,000 |
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2018 |
1,228 |
614,000 |
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2019 (to end Q3) |
1,044 |
522,000 |
