§ Mr. VINCENT KENNEDYasked the Attorney-General for Ireland if he will state whether it is the intention of the Government to introduce legislation to carry out the recommendations of the Commission which inquired into bankruptcy law and bankruptcy procedure; and, if so, will Ireland be included within the scope of any proposed legislation?
§ Mr. CHERRYThe investigations of the Committee appointed by the Board of Trade to inquire into the Bankruptcy Law and its administration did not extend to Ireland. The question of appointing a Commission to inquire into bankruptcy jurisdiction and practice in Ireland, and to report whether the bankruptcy laws of England and Ireland can be assimilated is under consideration; but the bankruptcy laws in England and Ireland differ so much that I fear it would not be possible to include Ireland in any Bill dealing with the existing English practice, unless it was found expendient to extend the entire of the English system to Ireland.