Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2020

What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

• Increases asset limit for Debt Relief Notice eligibility from €400 to €1,500; removes mortgage arrears date restriction for court review applications.
• Permits advisory meetings between debtors and insolvency practitioners to occur remotely via video technology instead of in-person.
• Allows protective certificates in Debt Settlement and Personal Insolvency Arrangements to be extended by court up to 40 days in exceptional circumstances.

Stage timeline What do these stages mean?

1. First Stage 26th Seanad

   16 Dec 2020
2. Second Stage 26th Seanad

   12 Mar 2021
3. Committee Stage 26th Seanad

   12 Mar 2021
4. Report Stage 26th Seanad

   23 Apr 2021
5. Fifth Stage 26th Seanad

   30 Apr 2021
6. Second Stage 33rd Dáil

   30 Apr 2021
7. Committee Stage 33rd Dáil

   13 May 2021
8. Report Stage 33rd Dáil

   19 May 2021
9. Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil

   19 May 2021
10. Enacted

    26 May 2021

Debates

• Committee and Remaining Stages 19 May 2021 ↗
• Second Stage 13 May 2021 ↗
• Report and Final Stages 30 Apr 2021 ↗
• Committee Stage 23 Apr 2021 ↗
• Order for Second Stage 12 Mar 2021 ↗

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