Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Could Mr. Nolan give some consideration to getting a better analysis of this issue on indebtedness and arrears on utility bills because in our role as public representatives we come across so many symbols of the difficulty in which people find themselves, whether it be not having a job or not being able to pay a mortgage payment? One of the wretched ones is meeting somebody whose home is cast into darkness or who is not able to heat themselves. It appears that getting a better understanding of what could be the potential of the problem and what are the components of it merits a little more than anecdotal examples of conversations, important as those are. It would be valuable for all of us to have the figures to know the position.