Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I remember when the personal insolvency Bill was produced. The then Minister, Deputy Alan Shatter, and the Taoiseach claimed that it was historic and would do wonderful things. There have been 199 settlements. Of these, we do not know how many relate to family mortgages. There are more than 118,000 people in arrears. The Taoiseach says there is no harm in talking about the issue. In the name of God, of course, there is not. What kind of ridiculous assertion is that? The issue is very serious and I invite the Taoiseach to visit some of the courts to see the length of the lists.

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