Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his reply. Unfortunately, it merely constitutes a list of the initiatives the Government has taken in the past, some of which have led to a weakening of the position of consumers. The point I was trying to get at is that there has been speculation in the media that the penny is finally dropping in Government Buildings to the effect that something must be done to tackle the large number of repossession cases coming before courts throughout the land and that further action must be taken regarding the 100,000 families in mortgage arrears. We are well aware that this crisis was not created by the Minister or the Government and that it first emerged on the watch of the previous Fianna Fáil Administration. However, the crisis has become twice as bad under the stewardship of the Minister and the Government. Is anything else being proposed to deal with this matter and is the Government considering bringing forward further legislation in respect of it? Is it considering other measures which might assist in dealing with the crisis or is it satisfied that initiatives introduced heretofore are sufficient?

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