Michael Ahern (Cork East, Fianna Fail)

We have always had at the centre of our economic and social policy the support of those in difficulty. This applies across the House. Now homeowners are in difficulty, through no fault of their own, facing ruin and the loss of their homes. This Government has brought forward assistance for them in three ways, the application of a new code of conduct introduced last February on how the building societies and banks should approach people in mortgage arrears.

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