Judge sets aside order requiring Seán Dunne to pay €7k a month to creditors

The BPO, made in 2018 by Ms Justice Caroline Costello, directed Mr Dunne, aged 66, to make payments of €7,000 monthly from November 25, 2018, ending on July 25, 2021.

Seán Dunne argued he did not have the ability to pay the BPO and applied to vary or set it aside. File picture: Courtpix

The High Court has overturned an order requiring bankrupt businessman Seán Dunne to pay €7,000 a month for the benefit of creditors in his Irish bankruptcy.

On the basis of evidence including that Mr Dunne’s net personal income for a 25-month period is €1,371 monthly, he cannot access his pension until aged 70, and that the income of his children, of whom he is the sole carer, cannot be treated as his income, Mr Justice Richard Humphreys set aside the bankruptcy payment order (BPO).