Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

It was mainly the sub-prime lenders who engaged in this process at the very beginning. We have now got all of the banks to engage, which is an achievement. I accept that it is a slow process and we want to make it quicker; therefore, we are keeping the pressure on.

Every single one of these is a cost to the State as well so it is not the case that we can get them for nothing.

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