Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I always that the concept whereby an AHB or a local authority would step in when a family was in trouble rather than that family losing its house was a good one. There seems to be a reluctance, however, to get involved in this undertaking. I would like to see more of it being done. I say this because my big worry now is that people are paying so much for overvalued homes that some of them will not be able to keep up with the mortgage repayments down the road. There is always a need, therefore, for this type of safety net to be there. Only time will tell I suppose. Are all the AHBs doing this or is it only a few?