Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Tracker Mortgages: Discussion
2:00 pm
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Yes, I have an opinion on the matter. I was intimately involved in the issue in November and December and I have reflected a lot on it since then because it cuts to the heart of the social contract that governments must be able to maintain with their citizens if one is trying to maintain support for the mixed economy approach that I talked of earlier. What I want to see happen first, before I share my views on the matter, is for the Central Bank to conclude its investigation. If I were to offer that view now, it would be damaging to the vital work it has under way.