John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Finally, I said this to Deputy Donohoe when he was Minister for Finance and I want to say the same to the Minister in relation to his meetings with the banks. EBS tied agents is something that arises here regularly. I understand that mediation is ongoing there but they are not making that much ground, I am told. I would hope the Minister would encourage the Minister to use every process that they can to deal with that long-outstanding issue and bring it to a close. Also, that in the Minister's engagement with the banks and Financial Service Pensions Ombudsman that he would encourage them to bring to a conclusion any of the cases that have not been dealt with around the tracker mortgages. I understand there are quite a few. Every effort should be made to close that chapter as soon as possible because it affects people, their houses and lives. It is important for the Government to keep the banks reminded that that is the expectation of the Government.