Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)

I thank my colleague, Deputy Ciarán Lynch, for putting this motion forward.

Prior to the NAMA legislation coming into the House, in my constituency many people came to me because they were in trouble with their mortgages. I remember saying to a number of them, and, indeed, to members of the Fianna Fáil family, that the Government had a wonderful opportunity, either in tandem with or prior to NAMA, to show that it was a caring Government and would help families in trouble.

I hear the Government Deputies hanging on to one point, that there has only been X number of repossessions in recent months. That relates to final orders, but thousands of letters have gone out.

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