Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour) | Oireachtas source

We made it clear from the beginning of this crisis we wanted to avoid people losing their homes. I said several times that during the recession people’s biggest fear was losing their homes, not their jobs or businesses. That is why we put in place a range of options and measures, which all financial institutions can use to deal with the mortgage problems.

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