Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source

In the case of an owner-occupier, when there is what the bank calls a voluntary agreement to sell, then the property is sold at the current market rate. Why then does the bank adopt the arrogant stance of not looking at a general write-down to today's value when in fact that is what happens in individual cases? Can the bank not be part of a general national solution with other banks to try to sort out the mess once and for all?