Debating the Personal Insolvency Bill
The Personal Insolvency Bill is one of the most important pieces of legislation this government is working on. I wrote about it recently in the Sunday Independent. It was up Continue Reading →
Category: Personal Debt
Personal Insolvency: Legislation that fits the bill?
I wrote about the Personal Insolvency Bill in the Sunday Independent last weekend. This legislation has the potential to ease mortgage misery, loosen the noose of debt and release back Continue Reading →
Questioning Minister for Justice on bankruptcy legislation
Stephen questioned Alan Shatter, Minister for Justice, on the forthcoming legislation on bankruptcy, on Tuesday, 25 October 2011. Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality, Alan Shatter, with Continue Reading →
Statement on the Keane Report on mortgage arrears
This is the text of Stephen’s statement to the Dáil today, October 20, on the Keane Report and the mortgage arrears crisis: Deputy Stephen Donnelly: Earlier this week I sat Continue Reading →
The Keane Report has consequences for borrowers, not for banks
This is Stephen’s article on the Keane Report for TheJournal.ie. It’s had a huge response – comments are here. They say the sting is in the tail. In the Keane Continue Reading →
Government must start standing up to the banks
Stephen Donnelly TD has condemned the failure of the banks to take responsibility for their role in reckless lending, following the revelation that AIB has written off just €600,000 in Continue Reading →