Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I understand the Minister's appreciation of the issue. He did not mention one aspect which is that with a recovery in property prices, the level of distress in many mortgages is now automatically going down as the underlying security for the mortgage increases in value. Therefore, things are certainly improving. However, if we examine the reports from the personal insolvency practitioners throughout the country-----

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