Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

The measures are not effective, because mortgage arrears are accumulating on a daily basis in a frightening fashion.

My other question is about legislation that has been promised as often as the drainage of the Shannon and, therefore, the Taoiseach will recognise it readily. I refer to the Multi-Unit Developments Bill 2009, which, along with the landlord and tenant Bill, has been promised repeatedly in this House. The Tánaiste gave information to the House last week which was somewhat misleading, although I presume this was not deliberate. My concern is that the Bill has been abandoned - that it is lying somewhere in the Seanad with no further contributions being made to it. The various stakeholders, whoever they were, have been consulted and as a result confusion now reigns. I ask the Taoiseach to take control of the Bill. Many householders throughout the country are awaiting its outcome, and its introduction to this House, with some degree of concern.

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