Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

I thank the Minister. His closing remarks implied that the Government has accepted the recommendations of the Keane report. What is the status of those recommendations? Has the Government formally made the decision to accept in full or in part the recommendations of the Keane report because the Minister referred to progress being made on a number of fronts implementing the recommendations of the report? With one in eight mortgages in real difficulty we can all agree that this is an area of the highest priority and we need to see the Government coming forward as quickly as possible with a comprehensive announcement of the package of measures it intends to bring forward as a policy response to the crisis following on from the Keane report. When does the Minister hope to come forward with a Government decision and an announcement in this House on the steps he intends to take following the Keane report?

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