Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour) | Oireachtas source

First, the Priory Hall issue is being dealt with. As I have said, the process that has been put in place is intended to be activated quickly. I will not prejudge the outcome of that. It will be dealt with quickly. The residents of Priory Hall have waited a very long time. I accept that there were judicial issues, legal issues, etc., for a period of time. The problems in Priory Hall are being dealt with and there will be an outcome to that without undue delay.

Second, on the mortgage issue, the reason we introduced the legislation, established the personal insolvency service and put in place the various methods for non-judicial debt settlement is to ensure the mortgage arrears problems that many households and families have in this country will be resolved. Nobody will be barred from that process. Neither exorbitant fees nor the attitudes of banks, professionals or anybody else will debar anybody from access to that process.

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