Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015

Public bill · Government · Presented

The Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015 would allow the District Court to order deductions from a person’s wages or certain social welfare payments to repay an unpaid court judgment of between €500 and €4,000. Deductions would take account of the person’s financial circumstances, with opportunities to provide information, challenge or vary the order, and protections against reducing social welfare below a minimum level; it would also remove outdated references to imprisoning people for unpaid debts.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to provide for the enforcement of court judgments in relation to certain debts; to provide for the making by the District Court of attachment of earnings orders and deduction from payments orders in certain circumstances; to amend the Debtors Act (Ireland) 1872 to remove references to the imprisonment of debtors for non-payment of debt; and to provide for related matters.

Last updated 12 April 2018