Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Not that I'm aware of, because it was not deemed to be a problem, but it was a problem because people took out big loans and you were told "Sure, you can buy a car", "You could do up your kitchen," and you ... and I think most Deputies here with large local authority areas in their constituencies would have been familiar. And I have to say, I was terrified for people who came to me, and on many occasions I asked people to think about it. I asked them to get advice, because I was so concerned. But the response from the ... to be honest, was very cold.