Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

Perhaps the Taoiseach will indicate when the Government intends to bring forward legislation to reform the law in regard to bankruptcy. It is stated in the programme for Government that a more flexible system would be introduced.

Allied Irish Bank announced yesterday that it is considering debt forgiveness or write-off of mortgages. The Government has also given commitments in regard to mortgage interest relief and so on. Does the Government support the debt write-off-----

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