NO ONE should ever be jailed for failing to repay personal debt, not even those who can pay but won’t, according to recommendations by the Law Reform Commission (LRC) which will be published today.

The Law Reform Commission’s report on Personal Debt Management and Debt Enforcement is being published today.

LAWS aimed at writing off debt for individuals and families – or a “NAMA for the people” – have been ruled out by the Justice Minister Dermot Ahern.