Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am sure the Minister is aware of the reason this question was put down. While I acknowledge some very small progress in dealing with mortgage arrears, it is painfully slow. This is deeply frustrating for tens of thousands of families who are in mortgage distress and in arrears, and who have not had a long-term restructuring offer from the bank. The figures the Minister released recently show that only 17% of family homes have been restructured in the long term. I am sure the Minister is disappointed with that figure. What more is the Government planning to do in this regard?

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