Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

They themselves have their problems in that their people had become used to throwing out money all over the place without being able to deal with the crisis and the consequences of that.

Yes, there are people in mortgage distress. However, this is the evidence from the Governor of the Central Bank as a consequence of the actions put in place by the Government. The Central Bank is the regulator and requires the banks to meet their targets on mortgage arrears and will audit the figures they submit.

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