Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

The personal insolvency legislation, as I indicated previously, is being moved forward with urgency. It has been moved to the A list, which is the list of Bills for publication this session. As both the Taoiseach and I have said publicly on a number of occasions, we are hugely concerned about the difficulties many households have in making their mortgage repayments. Dealing with the mortgage issue is a huge priority for the Government.

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