Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

At the outset I included a caveat to the effect that I hoped the Minister did not mean what he had said. I do not believe he meant what he said when he used the term "whatever assets". The main asset most people possess is their family home. In his opening remarks, the Minister appears to be informing families with a substantial amount of debt that they should consider realising money in respect of whatever assets they possess.

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