Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

I will need the Ceann Comhairle's guidance on whether this is promised legislation because I cannot find it on the list of promised legislation. One of the greatest crises facing the country at the moment is the issue of people in mortgage arrears and assistance for them. There were proposals in the Cooney report to amend the Social Welfare Acts and to change the rules on mortgage interest supplement. I cannot find any reference to that in any proposed legislation. Will the Minister confirm whether there is proposed legislation and when it will be taken? This is a matter of great urgency. It was ready to be done and should have been done in the spring. Amendments should have been made to that scheme to make it easier for people to access help when they need it.

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