Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

The prospect of the emerging recovery in Germany and France and the likelihood of the European Central Bank increasing its base rate at some point during the course of the months ahead will have a huge negative impact on many mortgage holders' families in this State. We need to address this and consider what, if any, impact we can have as a collective European zone area within the ECB decision making process. I ask that this issue be accommodated.

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