14 Mr. Bell asked the Minister for Social Welfare , with reference to his statement of 21 November 1988 regarding the action plan on moneylending and having regard to the Combat Poverty Report Moneylending and Low Income Families, if he will outline the action he has taken on moneylending since November 1988 with particular reference to (a) the provision of finance (b) his discussions with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the Irish League of Credit Unions (c) the outcome of the review of debt clearance by public utilities such as the ESB and Bord Gáis Éireann (d) the publication and distribution of leaflets (e) the provision of a money advice service nationwide (f) discussions with the Minister for Education on the provision of a module on money management in first and second level schools; if he will make a general statement on his discussions with the Ministers for Industry and Commerce and Justice, on amending the Moneylenders Acts, 1900 and 1933 so as to curb this problem; and when the Oireachtas will have legislation placed before it for consideration.

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14 Mr. Bell asked the Minister for Social Welfare , with reference to his statement of 21 November 1988 regarding the action plan on moneylending and having regard to the Combat Poverty Report Moneylending and Low Income Families, if he will outline the action he has taken on moneylending since November 1988 with particular reference to (a) the provision of finance (b) his discussions with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the Irish League of Credit Unions (c) the outcome of the review of debt clearance by public utilities such as the ESB and Bord Gáis Éireann (d) the publication and distribution of leaflets (e) the provision of a money advice service nationwide (f) discussions with the Minister for Education on the provision of a module on money management in first and second level schools; if he will make a general statement on his discussions with the Ministers for Industry and Commerce and Justice, on amending the Moneylenders Acts, 1900 and 1933 so as to curb this problem; and when the Oireachtas will have legislation placed before it for consideration.

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