Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 17 May 2016

Committee on Housing and Homelessness

Irish Mortgage Holders Organisation

10:30 am

Mr. David Hall:

Because the scale and the numbers are so big. From that perspective, it is extremely difficult to resolve matters. The are currently 20,000 cases before the courts. Those 20,000 cases need to be channelled through a new body that has the authority to engage with both parties in a swift and meaningful way. Administration of those cases, without the hundreds of necessary staff required, will take a long time such that some people will, unfortunately, lose out.