Minister left to ponder ‘Kilborn ultimatum’ on debt

You could call it the Kilborn Ultimatum: Reform the personal insolvency and bankruptcy laws of this country or watch the can we’ve been kicking down the road get run over by a truck.

As Social Protection Minister Joan Burton listened intently to a representation made at yesterday’s Flac conference by Chicago-based professor, Jason Kilborn, it was hard to escape the feeling that she might have felt mildly chastised on behalf of the Government.

The Coalition has decided to tackle our debt and insolvency laws that have, possibly, exacerbated the trauma felt by many who have been dragged under by the recession.