Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Finian McGrath can tell the Deputy all about it. That was the source of the problem.

On the current position, the country is in recovery. The issue faced by the family about whom the Deputy spoke, a family with a legacy of debt, is serious. That debt was probably taken on in the good times and the income of that family has probably been reduced or they may rely on social welfare payments. The CSO figures released yesterday show increased numbers are returning to work, almost all of them to full-time jobs. That is progress.

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