Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)

I welcome the Tánaiste's expression of concern at the disturbing events surrounding the eviction from their home in Killiney of Mr. Brendan Kelly and his wife. Mr. Kelly has been in contact with me and I am sure he would he glad to hear from the Tánaiste and from any other local public representative about his plight. As Deputy McDonald said, this speaks to a much wider issue. Many situations like this occur that we do not hear about and which are not filmed.

I add my voice to the urgency of bringing forward personal insolvency legislation. Is there nothing the Government can do to put a freeze on evictions and repossessions, pending the enactment of legislation surrounding these matters? Scenes of this sort are reminiscent of the mid-19th century and must be stopped.

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