Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

People are being forced into bankruptcy. Is the Government's solution for people in mortgage arrears to end in bankruptcy? That is the coded message it is sending. The banks know they have the option of bankruptcy with a three year discharge period with another few years of debt hanging over people's heads. People in mortgage arrears should not have to become bankrupt to have their mortgage problem dealt with.

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