Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Temporary restructuring arrangements are also continuing to fall. The Central Bank's quarterly mortgage arrears statistics, as opposed to the Department of Finance's monthly figures, show a welcome decline in all arrears, whether for primary dwellings or buy-to-let properties. Deputy Donnelly may not want to accept those facts, but they are facts. The most difficult to accept are those who are longer in arrears. I welcome the decline in the number of primary home mortgages that are more than 90 days in arrears. It is the first time the figure has begun to fall since 2009, when the Central Bank first published this data.

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