Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate the extent of the role and the position that the Minister must have in this situation. However, I am a little concerned, having dealt with many such cases, that the lenders do not always tell the full and true story. I find that, wrapped up in the statistics, can be a multitude of stories which ultimately boil down to individual families and households losing their small businesses or homes and finding themselves thrust out into the marketplace where there is a very severe shortage of housing. As a result, the question that arises is that, when borrowers are making payments in line with their ability today as opposed to their ability a number of years ago, could a special arrangement be entered into or consideration given to such a special arrangement to facilitate this?

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