Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy first raised the issue of mortgage arrears in the context of the discussion that took place yesterday between Professor Honohan and the Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform. Before I go on to the second question, I want to say that the issue of mortgage arrears is an absolute focus of Government because it is one of the deepest scars of the legacy of the collapse of the Celtic tiger. Many people are struggling desperately in mortgage arrears.

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