Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That means the banks have to sit down with each client to work out their circumstances and work out a solution through many of the various options in place. I know, as well as the Deputy knows, that the banks claimed they could not do this because of a loophole in the law that was never dealt with. That question will be dealt with now. Banks themselves have said-----

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