Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

When will the mortgage special court Bill, which is also named the mortgage arrears Bill, see the light of day? This was a central commitment in the programme for Government more than a year ago. We have startling data over the period of this Government and the last Government. Since 2013, 5,306 family homes were repossessed through court orders or voluntary surrenders.

There have been 28,917 family homes subject to court cases. We see today that more than 33,000 households are in excess of two years in arrears, and the amount by which they are in arrears is increasing. Where will this special mortgage court take place? When will the heads of the Bill be published? When will the mortgage arrears Bill be published, or is this just another of the Government's false promises last year?

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