Dermot Ahern
Question:582 Mr. D. Ahern asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that under the Consumer Credit Act, 1995, credit intermediaries as sole traders are required to pay a sum of £250 for authorisation under the Act and that in some cases the applicant may be on a back-to-work allowance scheme run by the Department of Social Welfare; if so, if he will make or amend regulations to grant such persons exemptions in order to fulfil the spirit of encouraging people back to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16373/96]