Ray Butler (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There has been much discussion of late regarding moneylending and financial institutions. Given what I have heard about the treatment meted out to parents who have gone cap in hand to their local credit union seeking finance to get their children through college, it is vital that we have a robust debate on the forthcoming legislation on credit unions. These are people who always met their repayments and had good track records, yet they have been denied financing.

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