Ahern urged to bring fairness to debt collection

JUSTICE Minister Dermot Ahern has been urged not to waste the opportunity to bring fairness to debt collection rules when he publishes a key legislative amendment tomorrow.

The move comes in response to the judicial ruling in favour of Caroline McCann, in which High Court judge Ms Justice Mary Laffoy ruled it against the law to imprison the Monaghan woman for the non-payment of a debt.

As a result, an amendment to the Enforcement of Court Orders Act has been drafted and is due to be published tomorrow.