Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

On the Supreme Court judgment, the Attorney General is examining the judgment on behalf of the Government and we will await that detailed analysis and advice. It is the policy of the Government to help families to stay in their homes. As the Deputy knows, the number of solutions for families to stay in the family home has increased. The Government policy is dedicated to continuing to do that in the most effective way possible, in particular for families who could be at risk of losing their homes.

On Volkswagen, the last two cars I bought over the past ten or 12 years were diesel. I am not great on cars, so I ask the Deputy to bear with me. Like most consumers, I am extremely concerned that cars bought in order to reduce emissions could, it appears, be doctored in a particular way to produce false and misleading results. It says a whole lot about how effective modern regulation is, which consumers, in particular, have come to rely on and trust. It is very worrying. I am sure the Department of and Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport will examine the matter. There is some conflicting evidence as to whether the same mode of testing applies to the European market as appears to apply to the American market. It is extremely disturbing. I will come back to the Deputy on the matter and will ask the Minister to revert to the Deputy when more information is available.

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