Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

Question 77: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if it is intended to offer assistance to families who might find themselves in difficulty with mortgage or rent repayments arising from the economic downturn; if rent or mortgage support are expected to be improved or qualification guidelines revised where the downturn in family income is expected to result in arrears of mortgage or rent with obvious consequences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24815/08]

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