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Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD,Sinn Féin SocialProtectionspokesperson hasconfronted MinisterJoan Burton over adecision to instruct theFamily Income Supportsection of thedepartment to onlyprocess applicationsreceived on or afterNovember 5th. Theeffect of this is thatapplications coming innow will be processedbefore the applicationsof families who havealready been waitingfor five and six months.Deputy Ó Snodaigh saidevery effort must bemade to ensure all

applicants areprocessed and paidbefore Christmas.He said that “Due tothe failure of thegovernment to properlyresource theDepartment of SocialProtection, applicationprocessing times havebecome inexcusablylong across a range ofsocial welfare schemes.This leaves families indesperate situations. Itforces them to go intoarrears on theirhousehold bills andleaves them at risk ofenergy disconnections,eviction and at themercy ofmoney-lenders. It is

leaving families hungryas evidenced by the risein food poverty. FamilyIncome Support is onesuch scheme in which agrowing back-log ofapplications has beenbuilding up over thelast six months inparticular.“These processingtimes are also a sourceof embarrassment forthe government. And Isuspect it is thisembarrassment coupledwith a desire to deferas many back-paymentsas possible until thenext budgetary cyclethat has prompted theminister to make agrossly unfair and

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Fine gael Councillor Brian lawlor isasking people in Tallaght to try to doas much of their Christmas shoppinglocally this Christmas.“given that everyone is watchingtheir money, particularly at this timeof year, I would ask people to give ourlocal traders the business wherepossible,” he said.

“local businesses are feeling thepinch more than ever and anysupport given to them would benefitthe whole area,” he added.“The ripple effect of supporting ourlocal traders is greater then youmight imagine. Some of the benefitsto shopping local include:· Stimulating the local economy:local businesses are more likely toutilise other local services andsuppliers. So the money you invest isre-invested in other businesses.

· Creating and maintaining jobs in ourtown: Small local businesses are thelargest employers in Ireland. Theless people that have long distancesto commute to work, the better forthe economy and the environment.· local business owners invest in thecommunity.· Competition and diversity results ingreater consumer choice.

“We have wonderful stores inTallaght, with traders who are to beadmired for their resilience andinnovation. Nobody wants to seeanymore store or business closures.So given this is a time of year wherewe will all spend money on presentsfor others, whatever the budget,please give some thought about usingyour euros to the best advantage foreveryone,” Councillor lawlorconcluded.

Dublin Sinn Féin Cllr. Mícheál Mac Donncha,commenting on the news that greyhoud Waste hasbeen found, for the third time this year, to haveillegally stored waste on a farm, stated that“greyhound Waste has been found illegally storingwaste on two farms in County Kildare during thesummer and now again on another farm in CountyDublin. This is the company to which Dublin CityCouncil management sold the waste collectionservice for Dublin City last January, despite severalvotes by the elected councillors against such a

move.“Now 7,000 tonnes of waste collected bygreyhound has been found illegally stored on threefarms during the course of 2012. once again thishighlights the disaster of waste privatisation, withwaste collection and disposal in the City of Dublinnow in the hands of a company with a badenvironmental record.“Citizens are paying more not only for a poorerservice but also for one which cannot be trustedto dispose of waste safely and legally.”

enough to have madetheir application earlierwill be left waiting.“I understand that mostof the families caughtup in the pre-November5th back log will notreceive any payment atall before Christmas.“over 7,000 familieswith almost 16,000children are caught up

in this backlog. Whatare these families todo? What are they todo for Christmas? Whatare they to do with thegrowing arrears on theirhousehold bills?“The average applicantwho is waiting sinceJune will by now beowed €3,500 in backpayments. If they are

left waiting untilJanuary, this will haverisen to €4,700. Manyfamilies will have nooption but to borrowthese sums from moneylenders and the cost ofthese loans will bemany multiples of themoney that thedepartment owes themnow.”

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Councillor ÉamonnWalsh (Tallaght Central)(FF) South DublinCounty Council hasexpressed his concernregarding bogus charitycollectors in theTallaght Central arearecently.

Walsh said that ‘Duringthe course of theChildren’s referendumcampaign I noticedoutside one of thechurches in the DublinSouth West areasomeone collecting fora charity based inlimerick. He had withhim what seemed alegitimate laminatedpermit with thecharity’s name on it

however when I madefurther enquiries to thegardaí later on theyconfirmed that thoughthe charity organisationwas genuine they hadappointed no collectorsin Dublin thatweekend.’ Walsh says‘It would appear thatthe permit wasphotocopied and usedfraudulently’.Walsh continued ‘this isa good time for charitycollections and it is tobe hoped that peoplewill respond as well asthey can to Christmasappeals, however Doorto Door collectionsshould be viewed withsuspicion; charities youhave never heard of

should be ignored andthose involvingcharities from abroadand outside Dublinshould be viewedcautiously. Many of thecompany and registerednumbers of the unheardof charities are madeup’ Walsh says streetbegging should not beentertained.He alsoadded ‘though bucketcollections are usedduring Christmas andare a source of fundingfor many charitiespeople should checkthat the collection isauthorised; donationsonline or direct debit torecognised charities areprobably the best wayto go this Christmas’.

‘Charity fraud is a mostcynical act and anabuse of people’sgoodwill and kindness;these swindlers targetpensioners andvulnerable peoplemany of whom are onlow incomes. Thisillegal activity deprivesthe genuine charityconcerned of muchneeded funds and issomething thateveryone should beaware of thisChristmas.’

Walsh concluded ‘Anysuspicious activityshould contact Crumlinat 01 6666200 orTallaght garda Stationon 01 6666000’.

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Cllr. William lavelle, local councillor for lucan hasreiterated his call for installation of a children’splay area at Hermitage Park, at a safe locationsuitable to local residents.

At the June 2012 County Council meetingcouncillors approved a proposed new Play Policy.In response to this lavelle called for installation ofa children’s play area at Hermitage Park. lavellehas now tabled a motion for the next lucan AreaCommittee meeting “requesting the Manager toprepare plans for installation of a new children’splay area at Hermitage Park; and to seek fundingfor installation in 2013."

“We all know that play is vitally important forchildren’s development, health and wellbeing.lucan’s existing playgrounds at griffeen valleyPark and Adamstown are incredibly popular. Butgiven that lucan now has a population similar toWaterford City, I believe we deserve additionalplayground provision. To ensure a goodgeographical dispersal of playgrounds I believe thatHermitage Park, in particular the newer part of thepark between Ballyowen lane & Mount Andrewestate would make an appropriate location for anew playground to service the large population inthe east lucan and Ballyowen area.” lavelleconcluded

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The labour Party Cllrfor Dublin Mid West,Cllr Breeda Bonner hassaid the publication of‘Future Health: AStrategic Frameworkfor Reform of theHealth Service2012-2015’,demonstrates thecommitment of labourin government toprovide universalHealth Insurance.

“The report which waspublished on Thursdayoutlines the mainhealthcare reforms thatwill take place over thecoming years, and it isparticularly useful thattimelines have beengiven for each of thesereforms to take place.“These necessaryreforms all pave theway for theintroduction of

weLCOme tO kLip– the knocklyon Local initiative project which is part of the

knocklyon Network and supported by the dodder valleyenterprise board.

We are a growing non-profit voluntary organization which aims to providesupport to jobseekers, local business and service providers within Knocklyonand the surrounding areas. our website www.klip.ie is available forbusinesses as a means of advertising their products and services. For moreinformation on advertising with us please visit the Business Section on ourwebsite.

We are conscious of the current economic challenges encountered by thelocal business community, and so we are providing support and help byoffering business networking opportunities, mentoring and training courseswhere appropriate.

We are also encouraging jobseekers to visit the website for job vacanciesand if they wish, they can provide us with their details which can be viewedby prospective local employers who have employment opportunities.

our aim is to make the KlIP website user friendly and community orientedby providing local news items and information including activities on clubsand societies in the area. We have many talented people living and workingin Knocklyon and the surrounding areas and as such www.klip.ie may beused as a means of facilitating the pooling of these resources within thearea to help it become a vibrant, strong community working together. Apositive outlook is beneficial to everyone.

We are always looking for more volunteers, so if you would like to knowmore about becoming involved, please email us [email protected].

We plan to have a Christmas Newsletter on our website very soon so thatwe can instill some festive cheer reaching out to all ages.

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universal HealthInsurance in 2016. “Among the reforms totake place are socialcare reforms. Socialcare involves the careof some of our mostvulnerable citizens,including older people,those with disabilities,people with mentalhealth issues and thosein palliative care. Thisis why it is so importantthat we deliver servicesthat cater to the needsof all these people inneed, and I am pleasedto see plans to createmore patient-centredcare.“Reforms will also takeplace in the area ofprimary care, with theeventual delivery ofPrimary Care Teams andCentres throughout thecountry. These centreswill offer a range of

services including gPs,nurses andphysiotherapists, alloperating from thesame building.legislation will also bepublished soon whichwill see theintroduction of freegP-care, introduced ona phased basis,beginning with thosewith chronic diseases.

“The delivery ofuniversal HealthInsurance will radicallyreform our healthservice, ensuring thatthe same level of careis provided to all ourcitizens, and I wouldlike to commend bothMinister Kathleen lynchand Minister White fortheir commitment indelivering radicalreforms in our healthservice.”

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South Dublin CountyCouncil is delighted toannounce that Tallaghthas been included inthe final shortlist ofseven cities for theAccess City Award 2013.

The Access City Award isan innovativecompetition betweeneuropean cities whichwas launched in 2010 topromote accessibility inthe urban environment.The Access City Award isopen to all eu cities /urban areas of over50,000 inhabitants. TheAward recognises andcelebrates cities thatare dedicated toproviding an accessibleenvironment for all,and for disabled peoplein particular. The Awardis part of the eu’s widereffort to create abarrier-free europe. Inline with the unitedNations Convention onthe Rights of Peoplewith Disabilities,accessibility is one ofthe pillars of the

european union’sDisability Strategy2012-2020 which aimsat creating abarrier-free europe forall.Tallaght is the main‘County Town’ for SouthDublin County. Its’growth from a village of2,500 people in the mid1960’s to the presentday population ofapproximately 83,152(Census 2011), hasmade Tallaght one ofIreland’s major urbancentres. Tallaghtdisplays a high level ofaccessibility bothwithin its’ builtfacilities i.e. TallaghtStadium, the Countylibrary and CountyHall, and across its’external urbanenvironment i.e. SeanWalsh Park AccessibleRecycling and Sensorygarden and the TallaghtZip.

Speaking about thenomination MayorCathal King said “I am

delighted that Tallaghthas been shortlisted forthe Access City Award2013. To be included inthe final seven, out of99 cities is quite anachievement and awonderful testament tothe strong commitmentto access and inclusionthat exists within SouthDublin County”.

South Dublin CountyCouncil has a proventrack record inpromoting accessibilitythrough both theprovision of accessibleinfrastructure, andthrough the delivery ofinclusive, accessibleservices. examplesinclude:

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assistive technologiesand resources inalternative formatsacross the South Dublinlibrary Network. Theiraward winning DigitalBooks Service hassignificantly improvedaccess for librarymembers in general,but most significantlyfor many disabledmembers. and

a considerableprogramme of accessworks undertakenacross the County since2005 (including thesignificant accessimprovements toTallaght Stadium andCamac valley Caravanand Camping Park).

The awards ceremonytakes place in Brusselson Monday the 3rdDecember,International Day ofDisabled Persons. Theawards will bepresented by Ms.viviane Reding,vice-President of theeuropean Commission.

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Pictured at the launch of Spread a little Sunshine for lauralynn were Star ofthe Today show, Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh and elizabeth o’ Reilly, Weee Ireland.This charity campaign with a difference encourages everyone to recycle wastebatteries and raise funds for lauralynn at the same time. Recycling yourbatteries is free and easy to do, just look out for the blue Weee Irelandbattery boxes in your local retail store or civic amenity site and ‘donate’ yourunwanted batteries… log on to www.recyclefree.ie for further details.(Pic Maxwells)

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Cllr Trevor gilligan PC,Fianna Fáil is warningpeople about roguetraders. He said “TheNational Roads Authorityis warning of rogue linePainting traderstargeting schools,churches, shops,business and community

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The Minister for SocialProtection, Joan Burton,T.D. unveiled a Síolta plaqueat Dominic’s CommunityCentre (Young explorer’sPre-school) in Tallaghtwhich it received inrecognition of the quality ofthe services it delivers forpre-school and school-goingchildren of the area.Síolta is a Department ofeducation and Skills qualityframework for all servicesworking with children agedup to six years in the early

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employment and Tús. It is acredit to the leadership ofDominic’s CommunityCentre that, in the pastyear, the scheme has aprogression rate intoemployment of over 40%.” The Communityemployment Preschoolwhich moved to Dominic’sCommunity Centre in April2009 provides pre-schooleducation for 2½ to 5 yearold children, two sessionsper day, 5 days a week. Italso provides afterschoolcare for children from 5 – 12years, 5 days a weekcatering for over 50 childrenper day, including childrenwith special needs.Dominic’s CommunityCentre has developed amentoring programme forall childcare workerswhereby they have theopportunity to learn theskills of an ‘early Yearseducator’ in a practical way,with on the job workexperience certifiedtraining. Participants gainqualifications at FeTAClevel 4, 5 and 6. There areopportunities for theCommunity employmentParticipants to work in studygroups and support eachother so that they are

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paying tribute to the staffsaying: “I congratulate all ofyou on your achievements indelivering such a qualitychildcare service and I wishyou continued success withyour programme of work.”

Speaking at the Dáil on theCredit union Bill, PeadarTóibín TD, Sinn Féinspokesperson for jobs,enterprise and innovationsaid: “The Credit union Bill,as presented by thegovernment, is anopportunity to support andenhance the credit unionmovement.

I believe that the majorityof the proposals in thelegislation, as developed bythe Commission on Creditunions are good andsensible. However, I wouldwelcome the inclusion of anumber of other mattersinto the legislation, which Ibelieve will make the billstronger.The bill is silent on enabling

the credit union movementto use resources to invest insocially progressive schemesthat will provide a return formembers and deliver for thecommunity.The credit union movementhas in excess of €13 billionin assets. A fraction of thiscould and should be put towork investing incommunities, creating jobsand delivering change.Surely it is better to borrowfrom the credit unionmovement than continue topay extortionate rates toprivate banks andbondholders.I would hope that theminister will include aprovision in the legislationthat will enable thisprocess.”

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In a statement from Cllr Trevor gilligan PC, Fianna Fáil, the Cllr said “Following on froma vote regarding the highly anticipated cycle and walking route at Alpine and Ashwoodestates, South Dublin Council rejected plans to build a cycle track from the Bawnogueshops out onto the Fonthill road. Plans are to go ahead for a cycle track from the canalonto the Bawnogue road. Initially the cycle track was to go through Ashwood estate, whichseveral residents were against. I am disappointed that a number of Cllrs voted against theproposals however, such is the price of democracy.”“It may be possible in the future to open up the access at the Fonthill road as manychildren attend Clonburris NS from Bawnogue. I would like to thank all the residents fromall estates to take time to submit to the proposals. The proposals will go ahead to thenext full council meeting in December”

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holy Spirit you who solve all problems,light all roads so that I can attain my goal.You who give me the Divine gift to forgiveand forget and forget all evil against meand that in all instances in my life you arewith me.I want in this short prayer to thank you forall the things as you confirm once againthat I never want to be seperated fromyou in eternal glory.

Thank you for your Mercy toward me andmine.The prayer must be said for 3 consecutivedays and the request will be granted. Theprayer must be published after the favoris granted. m.m.

miracle prayer Dear Heart of Jesus inthe past I have asked for many favours.This time I ask you for a very special one.Take it, dear Heart of Jesus, and place itwithin your own broken heart where yourFather sees it. Then in His merciful eyesit will become your favour and not mine.Amen. Say this prayer for three days.Promise publication and favour will begranted no matter how impossible. Neverknown to fail. c.l.

miracle prayer Dear Heart of Jesus inthe past I have asked for many favours.This time I ask you for a very special one.Take it, dear Heart of Jesus, and place itwithin your own broken heart where yourFather sees it. Then in His merciful eyesit will become your favour and not mine.Amen. Say this prayer for three days.Promise publication and favour will begranted no matter how impossible. Neverknown to fail. b.b.

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Minister for Justice,equality and Defence,Alan Shatter, T.D., is topublish a consultationdocument before theend of the year on hisplans for bringing theCharities Act into force.This legislation wasenacted in 2009 inorder to strengthen theregulation of charitiesand increase theirtransparency andaccountability to thosethat fund them

although it hasn’t yetbeen implementedowing to theanticipated cost ofsetting up a charitiesregulator, which the Actrequires Keating said "I believethere is a majorpotential problem withcharities and its a pitywe cannot afford tohave a full regularitybody in place to protectthe generosity ofpeople. I have also

called for thepublication of salariesof the Ceo's and othersenior staff ofCharities. We have 8000registered. We needconfidence in bestpractice, goodgovernance and strongaccountability andtransparency across thesector." "I have called for thesetting up of a CharitiesRegulatory Authority inline with the

legislation, thestatutory registration ofcharities and grantingof charitable status;and the types ofinformation that aCharities RegulatoryAuthority might requirefrom registeredcharities each year.There are 8000registered charities andI believe they needsupervision by thestate" concludedKeating

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Dublin South West TD,Seán Crowe, has calledon the government toprotect familiesreceiving a rentsupplement, or it willdirectly lead to morepeople losing a roofover their heads.Crowe’s commentsfollow the release of areport from Focus

Ireland on the rentsupplement scheme.Deputy Crowe said:“People areincreasingly strugglingunder thegovernment’s austeritypolicies and many arealready at risk of losingtheir home. In the pastthree years rentsupplements have been

cut by an average of28%. Any further cuts inthe rent supplementscheme will literallyforce people out oftheir accommodation.

“The currentgovernment’s policiesof cut-throat austerityhave already pushedmany families and

households to the brinkof homelessness. If theupcoming Budget failsto protect peoplestruggling on lowincomes or dependenton welfare, there willbe a massive increase inthe number ofhouseholds that are atrisk of losing theiraccommodation. This

GOverNmeNt must prOteCt reNt suppLemeNt reCipieNtswill apply to peoplerenting or payingmortgages.“From my work in myown constituency Iknow first-hand howmuch people arestruggling at themoment, and howfearful people are thatany cuts in rentsupplements in theupcoming Budget willforce them intohomelessness or hostelaccommodation.Homeless groups areconfirming this. Focus

Ireland has said thatthere is continued risingdemand for support thisyear and its preventionservices recorded an18% rise over a 12month period from 2011to 2012.“The government hascut and cut again fromthe most vulnerableand this cannotcontinue.“I am calling on thegovernment to assurepeople that rentsupplement will not becut in the upcoming

Budget, to reverseprevious cuts to thescheme, and to put inplace measures whichmake it easier forpeople to sourceaccommodation thatwill accept rentsupplement at areasonable rate.“This should includedirect dealings by theState with landlords tosecure value for money,and equally important,good qualityaccommodation fortenants.”

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personal insolvency arrangements

A Personal Insolvency Arrangement (PIA)applies to secured and unsecured debt andincludes loans secured on properties bymortgage. This is the innovative aspect ofthe legislation and is principally designedto create an environment whereby dealsare done which do not involve vacating theFamily Home. Again, the idea behind thePIA is that a Debtor will approachCreditors, both secured and non-secured,with a proposal. That proposal can be inany format and can involve elementssimilar to the DSA. It will be done througha PIP who will have conducted a fullfinancial analysis on the Debtor. Theultimate aim of the PIA is that within 6years, the Debtor would have returned tosolvency and the key to the PIA is that theDebtor would retain ownership of theFamily Home. A Personal InsolvencyArrangement cannot inVolVe theDiSpoSal or Sale of a family home,

except in certain DefineDcircUmStanceS. The Act is clear. everyeffort must be made to secure the FamilyHome. Inevitably, that will involve thewriting down of the debt to affordablelevels. The restructure can includechanges in the amount, split mortgages,term extensions and changes in theinterest rates. In short, the Act mandatesthe parties to be inventive in coming to along term financial restructuring, allowingthe Borrower to remain in their home andmeet those debts they can reasonablyafford.

The PIA should last for no longer than 6years and should result in the ultimatesolvency of the Debtor. The Act providesa non-exhaustive list of the types ofarrangements considered and includes: -

a) That the Debtor pay interest fora period not exceeding the time of thearrangement;

b) That the term of the loan beextended;

c) That payments be deferred for aperiod not exceeding the time of thearrangement;

d) Interest rate alteration;

e) Debt for equity swap;

f) Debt write-off subject torecovery in the event of future sale ofassets;

g) Capitalisation of arrears;

h) Debt reduction;

In many case, a PIA will involve acombination of secured and unsecureddebt and will therefore have elements ofa DSA.

what happens if creditors refuse tocooperate?

Anybody is entitled to propose a DSA orPIA once they meet the criteria ofinsolvency. However, Creditors can rejectthe proposal. In most cases, there will beone or maybe two major Creditors who,because of the size of the debts, will havean effective veto power. If the Creditorsreject the proposal, the InsolvencyProcess is at an end. The Debtor can then

The Legal Column

romaine scally is the principal in the firm of romaine sCally and Company soliCitorsmain street tallaght, dublin 24 tel 4599506 faX 4599510 email: [email protected]

by Romaine Scally

In the last edition, Romaine ScallySolicitor, of Romaine Scally & Company,Solicitors, Main Street, Tallaght, Dublin24 (Telephone 01-4599506 [email protected]) discussed the proposednew Insolvency Legislation and DebtSettlement Arrangements. In thisedition, we will deal with PersonalInsolvency Arrangements (PIA) and howit might help people trying to cope withhigh levels of debt.

Readers are reminded to read the articlein the last edition to fully understandthis proposed new legislation and how itmight help them.

apply for bankruptcy and be debt freein 3 years.

if we assume the Debtor does notapply for bankruptcy then whathappens?

Creditors are then entitled to pursueJudgment and or gain possession of thesecured assets and/or apply tobankrupt the Debtor but in each case,it will require application to the Court.To begin with where a Creditorunreasonably refuses a proposal for aPIA or DSA, the Court can arguablyfrustrate an application by theCreditor to bankrupt the Debtor. Thenew laws provide that beforeadjudicating a Debtor bankrupt on footof a petition presented by a Creditor,a Court is required to consider theassets and liabilities of the Debtor andassess whether it may be appropriateto adjourn proceedings to allow theDebtor to enter into sucharrangements as is specified by theCourt in adjourning the hearing. Thispower given the Court might well beunderstood to mean that the Courtwill, in effect, be able to indirectlyforce a settlement arrangementand/or Personal Insolvencyarrangement and to refuse bankruptcyif the Creditors unreasonably refuse toaccept proposals. Furthermore, therewill be legal costs implications forCreditors who have unreasonablyrefused to accept proposals made inconnection with a proposal for a DSAor PIA. In other words, they may haveto pay their own costs, in which casethe process of bankruptcy becomes anexpensive one for the Creditor andpotentially hugely expensive if theproceedings are to be adjourned againand again, with banks having little ornothing to show for it in the end. But,most importantly, the Debtor is nowentitled, once the Creditors veto theproposals, to apply to bankrupthimself. once bankrupt, the Debtorwill emerge from the process Debtfree after three yearS andCreditors who veto proposals facegetting far less than under a DSA or PIAand, in many cases, they will getnothing at all. During the period ofBankruptcy, the Debtor will, in manycases, be able to retain their FamilyHome. As a matter of law, a FamilyHome cannot be disposed of under

Bankruptcy unless a Court agrees.

is a court going to agree to the sale offamily home where the creditor hadunreasonably refused a pia?

Furthermore, the Debtor is entitled toretain what are described as “reasonableliving expenses”. These will, in manycases, mean that there is nothing left forthe Creditor. So, on a day-to-day basis,life goes on normally for the Debtor. Thedifference of course is that there is a lightat the end of the tunnel. This is the keyto the legislation. Currently, as it nowstands, Debtors have no cards to play.They can go into Bankruptcy but they maynever emerge. under the new legislation,they will emerge debt free in a maximumof three years. In the meantime, most cansimply get on with their lives. Any stigmaassociated with Bankruptcy has long sincegone.

you might ask, what happens if thecreditor vetoes the bankruptcy proposaland then seeks possession of the familyhome?

If a Creditor seeks to repossess a FamilyHome, having refused a fair andreasonable offer of a PIA, there should beconsequences. It must be ordered that theCourt should adjourn to allow furtherproposals or adaptations of proposals. Allthis will come at a big cost to the Bankswhich may impose some level of commonsense.

In short, the new legislation provides greathope for Borrowers. It provides for abenign Bankruptcy regime and includes theCourt in the mix so that the Banks will nolonger be free to dictate the terms of theBankruptcy. once the message goes out tothe Banks that the objectives of the Actwill be meet, they will begin to accept andimplement the arrangements that arenecessary and the process of personalrecovery for many borrowers can begin.

romaine sCally & Co, soliCitorsoperate a FREE LEGAL ADVICE CLINICon the second Wednesday of every monthfrom 2.00pm until 6.00pm at their officesin Main Street, Tallaght, Dublin 24.NEXT CLINIC: WED. 12TH DEC.No Appointment is necessary.We look forward to answering your legalqueries in person.

Fine gael Senator,Catherine Noone, hascalled for Ireland tolegislate for mandatory‘traffic light’ packagingon food sold here.under the traffic lightpackaging guidelinesgreen representshealthy, red signifiesunhealthy and orange

and yellow are inbetween the two.

“There is no questionthat, as the FoodAdvisory Committee inthe uK reported, peopleare being misled byrelatively meaninglessdescriptions on foodlabels. ‘Traditional’,

‘original’ and even‘diet’ are generic termsthat can be conjured atthe whim of amarketing department’simagination.“The traffic lightinitiative providesconcise, clearinformation for theconsumer. It makes

sense for a number ofreasons: firstly, peopleare familiar with it asmany supermarketown-brands already useit, secondly the uK willbe introducing suchmandatory packaging in2013, so it gives ourfood exporters anadvantage as Irish

products can be easilyshifted to the uK andthirdly it will benefitconsumers as they canmake healthier choicesat a glance. “lidl are also due to rollout this packaging in itsIrish outlets in 2014,bringing to six thenumber of

supermarkets thatcurrently engage insome form of trafficlight labelling of theirown accord – it’scommon sense for theretailers: it means theycan produce and exportvery similar packagingin Ireland and the uK,while also allowing their

customers to choosehealthy items in a moreconvenient way. “We are in a long-termbattle to ensure thatour nation is eatingmore healthily, and Ibelieve this is a simple,effective method ofchanging habits for thebetter.”

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cent increase in burglaries in the thisquarter of 2011 culminating in a totalof 27,494 reported burglary offencesfor 2011.

Hi-Tech Security has seen too manyinstances of people not using theirsecurity systems where fitted or nothaving them in proper working order.Kevin gavin continues: “There are anumber of ways to deter a burglarfrom entering your home orpremises.” You can log on towww.hitechsecurity.ie to find somehints and tips.

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The green Angel IrishSkincare brand wasfounded in 2003 byhusband and wife teamMary and Chris Mitchell.They saw a gap in themarket and anopportunity to developa new Irish skin carerange. All the productsin the range containNatural Irish Seaweed &essential oils andmanufactured here inIreland.

even in thesechallenging timesgreen Angel haverecently recruited newstaff members to keepup with the demand asthe product is growingfast and gainingmomentum on the Irishbeauty scene.

Mary has just recentlysigned Former MissIreland Holly Carpenteras the new face ofgreen Angel Skin Care.Mary says ‘It wasimportant for me tochoose the right personto endorse our brand. Ihad met Holly on anumber of occasionsand she was already adevoted fan of green

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As well as being aninnovative businesswoman Mary is also afull time mum to twobeautiful children aged15 and 9. Mary say,’ Asevery woman inbusiness knows, it canbe difficult trying tojuggle a demandingfulltime business andalso be a mother. I findmyself at Billie Barrywith my young daughterand then an hour laterI’m walking into animportant businessmeeting. It’s all abouttrying to find a balancebetween the two.Sometimes there is verylittle time left over formyself, but at themoment I wouldn’thave it any other way.

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Cllr. William lavelle,local councillor forlucan, has twelcomed ajoint operation bygardai by South DublinCounty Council whichresulted in the seizureof 78 horses from landsat Newcastle, betweenthe 12th lock and thePolly Hops. The gardaiand Council weresupported by the staffof a horse pound inurlingford, Co. Kilkennyto where the animalswere taken. only one ofthe horses was legallychipped and registeredas required by theControl of Horse Act.This information wasprovided to Cllr. lavellein a briefing by lucangardai.Cllr. lavelle stated: “I

welcome this jointoperation and I wish tothank both gardai andthe Council forresponding to myconcerns about horsesbeing kept illegally onthese lands. Many ofthese horses were beingill-treated and ridden ina dangerous fashionalong Newcastle Roadand in the nearbyFinnstown estate. Thisis the third time thatthe council has seizedhorses from these landsat my request, but thishas been by far thelargest operation todate.”“This operation wasaimed at improvingcommunity safety andaddressing animalwelfare concerns.”

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The Irish DentalAssociation has calledon the government toensure that apercentage of anyrevenue raised througha proposed 'sugar tax'on soft drinks should gotowards an oralhealthcare programme.The IDA said that due tothe negative effectwhich the consumptionof soft drinks have ondental health and thecutbacks which thecountry's two maindental schemes havesuffered, it was logicalthat a proportion of anymonies raised should beallocated to dentalhealth.The IDA said the

Medical Card and thePRSI schemes had led toa huge improvement inthe dental health of thenation and bothschemes needed to berestored to their formerstatus as a matter ofurgency.However dentist andfood scientist DrMichael Crowe of theIDA, said the issue wascomplex and thatoverall the Associationwas not persuaded ofthe merits of such a taxin tackling obesitylevels."The nationalconsumption data forthese products do notshow a correlationbetween increased

consumption of softdrinks and indices ofobesity. From a dentalperspective it is clearthat a reduction in thefrequency and volumeof intake of any sugarydrink or food may helpin reducing the risk ofdental caries. As sugarsweetened beveragesare poor in nutrients,recommendations tolimit their intake wouldgenerally appear to beimportant for thepromotion of goodnutrition. What is clearis that we need toreduce our consumptionof all sugary drinks.. Soreducing consumption isnot the issue, findingthe best way to achieve

that is.given that 60% of thepopulation do notconsume SSB anymeasure aimed attaxing this food groupwould potentiallytarget a minority of thepopulation. Theintroduction of such atax would also have adisproportionate effecton lower incomehouseholds.But Dr Crowe said anyevidence-basedmeasure that wouldhelp to reduce thefrequency and volumeof consumption of highsugar content drinks orfoods would bewelcome from a dentalhealth point of view.

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Some 250,000 men,women and children arecurrently living inhomes with high levelsof cancer causing radongas which is resulting in200 lung cancer deathseach year according tothe RadiologicalProtection Institute ofIreland (RPII).

“1 in 14 Irish homeshave high radon levels.In the vast majority ofthese homes theoccupants are unawarethat they are living withsuch a serious health

risk and because theyare unaware of theproblem, they can’tprotect themselves,”according to Dr AnnMcgarry, Chiefexecutive of the RPII.“one person every twodays dies from a radoninduced lung cancer.over the past decadeup to 2000 people inthis country have diedfrom this preventablehealth problem. Thestarting point is forpeople to test theirhome for radon andwhere high levels are

found, to reduce thoselevels. Radon is only aproblem if it isignored,” Dr Mcgarrysaid.The RPII ran acomprehensiveinformation campaignin Wexford to raiseawareness of the gasand to encouragepeople to test theirhomes. In the past twoyears the RPII hasundertaken six of thesecampaigns in Sligo,Carlow, Waterford,galway, SouthTipperary and Kerry –

all high radon counties. Radon has beenclassified by theInternational Agency forResearch on Cancer, apart of the WorldHealth organisation, asa group 1 carcinogen.This places radon in thesame group ofcarcinogens as asbestosand tobacco smoke as acause of lung cancer.Ireland has some of thehighest radon levels inhomes found in europe.Based on currentknowledge, it isestimated that inIreland, for thepopulation as a whole,a lifetime exposure(i.e. 70 years) to radonin the home at the

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€50 depending on whichservice provider ischosen and includespostage.If radon reduction isrequired there are twostraightforwardmethods commonlyused. If a moderateradon level is found,improving indoorventilation may besufficient and the costof this is relatively low.If higher levels arefound, a fan assistedsump can be installedwhich can reduce radonlevels by over 90%. Thesump can be installed ina day by a contractorwith little disruption tothe home. The typicalcost of this work is

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more than one in eVery twobreak-inS iS throUgh a front or

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Burglary statistics compiled over the pastfew years enable us to forecast that duringthe next four weeks more that one thousandtwo hundred (1200) burglaries are likely tooccur in the greater Dublin area. It is alsopossible to forecast that in more than sixhundred of these incidents, the burglar willlikely gain entry through a front or backentrance door.

The entrance door was originally createdmany centuries ago to provide security andto keep the weather at bay. With increasingfuel costs the onus in recent decades hasbeen on rendering these doors thermallyefficient. While this has been an excellentdevelopment and helped us save on fuelbills, unfortunately during the same periodmost door manufacturers have lost sight ofthe need to ensure that the door is strongenough to keep intruders out. Therefore,while we have gained much in terms ofthermal efficiency the reality is that duringthe past twenty years most front and backentrance doors (particularly upvc doors)installed in Ireland, are not strong enough

to stop an aggressive burglar.

The good news is that we are now beginningto see some door manufacturers actingresponsibly and starting to produce doorswhere security is given the consideration itdeserves. At Burglarybusters we areextremely conscious of our customers’security needs and have now available aZentry Composite Security Door that takesaccount of this really important factor. Thisdoor is a lot stronger than the upvc door asit contains a glass Reinforced Polymer skinthat absorbs high impact, contains securitylocks with unique covers and also strongsecurity handles. The door containslaminated glass of 8mm thickness towithstand manual attack and complimentsthe security provided by the othercomponents outlined above.

My advice this week is to those who arepurchasing an entrance door: Keep an earout for the guy attempting to sell you a doorwith security features that contain glazingthat he describes as hardened glass. Whatyou must understand is that the termhardened glass is a misnomer and does notmean the glass is any stronger than normalglass -- in fact hardened glass is not a

security glass at all, but a safety glass thatbreaks into small pieces when attacked. Forsecurity purposes, as I have explainedabove, the best type of glass to use toimprove the security provided by your doorsand windows is laminated glass.

I am available on the phone and email toanswer any questions you might like to askabout Home Security and will carry out afree-of-charge security survey of your homeor business. Also, should you wish for me toattend and speak about home security atyour upcoming community meeting orget-togethers, I would be quite willing to doso.

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The luxurious victory Centreon Firhouse Road is hostinga series of ChristmasConcerts on the 27th, 28thand 29th December.on the 27th December,Ronan Collins, star andDeejay and brilliant singer,will bring his sell-outNational Concert Hall show,Joe Dolan’s Classic Hits, tothe victory. The showfeatures Ronan’s 9 piece BigBand and Singers plus all ofJoe Dolan’s great hits fromthe early 60’s right throughhis career up until hisuntimely death in 2007.

The 28th Decemberfeatures star of ITv’s hitshow Stars in Your eyes, Tonilee, where she performedas Karen Carpenter. Herappearance created a wholenew career for Toni touringthe world as Karen in the hitshow The Carpenter’sgreatest love Songs.Toni’s resemblance of KarenCarpenter is uncanny and ifyou close your eyes youcan’t tell the differencebetween her voice andKaren Carpenter’s. This is afull showwith Big Band and Singers.

The 29th December – SandyKelly was the star of thelong running West end show,“The Patsy Cline Story”.Next year is the 50thAnniversary of Patsy’sdeath. Sandy is touring theuK with this show in theNew Year and theappearance at the victoryCentre is the first concert ofthe anniversary tourschedule.tickets for all shows are€25 from the Victorycentre.telephone: (01) 461 0056website: www.vcc.ie

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Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, haswelcomed the launch of the Tallaght basedChildhood Development Initiative (CDI)report and believes that the positive workand additional supports CDI offer need to bereplicated in communities that are beingheld back by disadvantage, right across theState.Deputy Sean Crowe said:"I want to welcome and support the callfrom the Tallaght-based ChildhoodDevelopment Initiative (CDI) for theestablishment of an early interventionspeech and language therapy service indisadvantaged areas."The evidence based CDI report shows thatearly intervention services helps reducedisadvantage in pre-school children beforethey begin their formal education."The report bases its findings on a pilotearly intervention scheme that has vastlyimproved educational outcomes forchildren in Tallaght West since 2007 and wasindependently evaluated by the Centre forSocial and educational Research at DublinInstitute of Technology."This ground-breaking service has providedtherapeutic support to 157 children. Thechildren were identified as struggling tocope with educational matters and fallingbehind their classmates in terms ofeducational development."of the 157 children involved in the study,18 per cent were discharged as their skillshad improved to a normal standard after aperiod of support. If it wasn’t for thetherapeutic support of CDI these childrenwould probably still be struggling to copeand remain behind their peers.

"The government needs to take notice ofthese impressive outcomes, and use theglaringly obvious evidence contained in thisreport, when planning for the future.“It is a well-established fact that speechand language development can be of hugeconcern in disadvantaged areas, and if thisis not addressed by the time these childrenstart primary school, it will cause lifelongdifficulties in their literacy and learningabilities.“As well as the development of dedicatedservices for disadvantaged communities,the report also recommends that all earlyyears practitioners, teachers, and relatedprofessionals, receive appropriate trainingin speech and language development."The report also highlights the vitallyimportant roles parents can and do play.educating parents on the need for and valueof speech and language therapy is vital topromoting attendance at speech andlanguage services. Services should also beresponsible for ensuring that parents areappropriately informed and involved intheir child’s therapy process."one parent at the launch said that her 2year old son only had a range of about 20words before he started speech andlanguage therapy, but the slow painstakingwork had now transformed him and made amuch happier and confident child."This is a good news story and shows theneed for CDI projects to be replicated androlled out right across the country. Thesystems identified in this report work andshould be used to transform and ignite thehuge potential that these young childrenclearly have."

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EUROLINK... WHAT’S HAPPENINGIN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

eU wants supervision of oiland gas fracking

MePs have voted in favour ofsupervisory rules governingshale oil and gas extractionin the eu.Two reports passed at theplenary session of theeuropean Parliament thisweek called for fracking tobe supervised, and for eugovernments to exercisecaution about allowing theexploitation ofunconventional fossil fuels,pending further analysis ofwhether full-scale regulationis appropriate.MePs said a “robustregulatory regime” wasneeded for all shale gasactivities, includinghydraulic fracturing, andthat environmentallyfriendly processes and bestavailable techniques shouldbe used to achieve thehighest safety standards.However the Parliamentdecided to vote down anamendment urging memberstates not to authorise anynew fracking operations inthe eu.Indepdent MeP Marian

Harkin, who was amongthose proposing such amoratorium, said existinglegislation is not sufficient toprotect eu citizens from theenvironmental degradationand risks to human andanimal health associatedwith fracking.“While it is strictly up toeach member state tolegislate for fracking, MePsshould have sent a strongsignal by discouraging themfrom doing so while lawsremain weak,” she said.

Socialist mep defendsletter asking taoiseach to

legislate for abortion

Socialist MeP Paul Murphyhas hit back at criticism overa letter sent to Taoiseachenda Kenny this week callingon the government to allowabortion in Ireland.Mr Murphy and 52 otherMePs signed the letterdescribing the recent deathof Savita Halappanavar as a“tragedy which highlightsthe need for immediateaction to introducelegislation for abortion inIreland”.

He was the only Irish MeP toput his name to the letter, orto take part in a protest atthe european Parliament inStrasbourg, one of hundredsacross the world whichbrought Ireland's lack ofabortion legislation underthe international spotlight.Irish labour MeP PhilPrendergast criticised theletter, although supportingthe labour Pary position infavour of legislating forabortion in line with theSupreme Court ruling on the'x' case.The MeP, who worked as amidwife for many years,accused Mr Murphy of usingthe “awful tragedy” ofSavita's death to pursue anagenda, which she claimsought to be a separate issue.Ms Prendergast alsorubbished the claim made byMr Murphy and others thatSavita died because doctorsrefused to terminate herpregnancy for religous orlegal reasons.“I've worked in front lineservices for years. Ifsomeone comes in with aninevitable abortion, thematter is dealt with, usually

by immediate evacuation ofthe product of conception.The woman's life issacrosanct. Staff do notblatantly disregard the lifeof the mother in favour of anunviable foetus,” she said.Ms Prendergast appealed fora balanced view as to whatmay have happened toSavita until the full facts areknown to the public.However Mr Murphy claimedthat the lack of abortionlegislation “causes a realthreat to women's lives andwomen's health in Ireland”.He also pointed out thatrates of abortion by Irishwomen are not dramaticallydifferent to other countries,but that banning it just shiftsthe problem to anotherjurisdiction.His view was echoed bymany of the MePs taking partin the protest, some ofwhom claimed that Ireland'sfailure to reform the law“smacked of hypocrisy”.uK liberal Democrat MePSarah ludford said thatalthough Ireland's abortionlaws were not an eucompetence, it was “anissue of concern to all

europeans if thefundamental rights ofwomen are beingbreached”.“It concerns the right to life,and the right for a woman tobe treated with respect anddignity – both articles in theeuropean Convention onHuman Rights,” said Msludford.

mep argues for“old-fashioned” banking

Fine gael MeP gay Mitchellhas cautioned against theover-automation of bankingprocedures, claiming itexcludes older customerswho do not bank online.The former Dublin lordMayor was speaking inStrasbourg, where MePsvoted to introduce eu-widerules for credit and debitcard payments.The resolution approved bythe european Parliamentalso proposed minimumsecurity standards forinternet and phonepayments, but Mr Mitchellsaid these technologicaladvances should not come ata detriment to people

without internet access.“It is reasonable for financialinstitutions to seek toreduce costs and becomemore efficient through theuse of online and mobiletechnology, but a personalpresence via anover-the-counter servicemust be retained,” he said.The Fine gael MeP haspreviously pleaded for thereturn of old-fashionedbanking, where managershave far more direct contactwith customers, and canmake risk assessments basedon their knowledge of theirclient's business andcharacter.“We are not ready forfaceless banking, devoid ofcontact,” said Mr Mitchell,adding that having banking“on automatic” has beenpartially responsible for ourfinancial troubles.Mr Mitchell cited an exampleof a constituent who wassent a stern letter from thebank and fined €5 for havinga 70 cent overdraft.“This shouldn't havehappened; banks need toshow a litte bit morehumanity,” he said.

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