Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 8 April 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform
Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: (Resumed) Ulster Bank
3:40 pm
Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source
Again, I will hold the delegation to that because not every bank is doing so.
Let me refer specifically to those who are in many cases forced into voluntary surrender, by circumstance or by the bank. The cause remains to be seen. I wish to ask about the unemployed, in particular. People have lost their jobs and are dependent on social welfare through no fault of their own in most circumstances. Are these the individuals who are facing voluntary surrender or legal proceedings, or is the bank doing deals for the unemployed?
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