Dáil debates

Tuesday, 22 September 2009

5:00 pm

Photo of Caoimhghín Ó CaoláinCaoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

When will the Government publish the new programme for Government currently under review and will it be introduced in the House for full debate, recognising that whatever will be in it will have a significant impact in terms of the Government's legislative programme and policy objectives? At what point is the review and when will that process conclude?

Yesterday, the Law Reform Commission recommended amendments to the law to prevent people from being imprisoned as a result of their inability to repay loans to financial institutions. As a Dáil representative who has witnessed this dreadful measure employed against a number of my constituents who, through no fault of their own, were unable to meet the demands placed upon them, I ask, given that we will undoubtedly face a significant increase in such measures through the courts on foot of the economic difficulties ahead of us-----

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