Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour) | Oireachtas source

That is why the personal insolvency service has been established. That is why a range of measures has been advanced to help people who are in mortgage distress. Our objective is to aim to get settlement of the mortgage arrears difficulties people have. We have now put in place the architecture under which that can be done. Since the beginning of this year 8,000 have been settled.

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