Tom Barry (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Solving this problem will require positive engagement with all mortgage holders. Those in arrears who do not contribute or engage are leaving themselves open to the threat of repossession. That fact cannot be avoided and mortgage holders must recognise it. There is not a person in this country who does not have some iron in the fire with respect to financial debt, which was also a trademark of the previous Government.

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