Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

I am afraid just putting the code on a statutory footing does not deliver on this. This is about those who cannot pay. There are plenty of ways in which those who will not pay can be dealt with. In any event, the mortgage must be repaid at some stage. Let us be clear, this is about people who cannot pay and people who fear that they will not be able to pay.

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