Central Bank of Ireland announces appointments to Consumer Advisory Group 
http://www.financialregulator.ie/press-area/press-releases/pages/centralbankofirelandannouncesappointmentsto.aspx

Financial Exclusion and Over-indebtedness in Ireland

Publication
http://www.esri.ie/publications/search_for_a_publication/search_results/view/index.xml?id=3239

Conference Presentations
http://www.esri.ie/news_events/events/forthcoming_events/event_details/index.xml?id=279

Programme for Government (Fine Gael/Labour Coalition) March 2011
http://www.labour.ie/download/pdf/programme_for_national_government.pdf

Page 44 is of interest for debt advice:

• Converting the Money Advice and Budgeting Service into a strengthened
Personal Debt Management Agency with strong legal powers. The agency will
support families who make an honest effort to deal with their debts, including
non-mortgage debt, providing protection from their creditors where appropriate,
so that they have time to sort out their affairs. In order to do so, the Personal Debt
Management Agency will have quasi-judicial status