Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)

-----but have not been asked for it. When will we see this information? It is not enough to remind the officers to compile it. As the Department is paying this money, it has a duty to provide details on who is applying for it, who is getting it and who is being refused it. When will we get such information? I do not know how the scheme can be reviewed in the absence of information on those who are being refused under it. Not only are we waiting for reports from the review groups established by the Minister and her colleague, Deputy Ryan, but we are also waiting for the Taoiseach to establish the high level independent group. In the meantime, will the Government consider easing the mortgage interest supplement criteria so that those who may benefit from the various reviews, if anything is ever done on foot of them, do not lose their homes while the various reports are being collated and examined? People are being refused mortgage interest supplement at the moment. They are losing their homes because they cannot negotiate anything with their banks. When the review is produced in due course, it will not suffice for us to tell such people we might have been able to save their houses if something had been done in the meantime.

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