Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

What I have done to support those who are facing the kind of pressures that the Deputy is referring to includes the wage subsidy scheme, the introduction of the PUP, the support that has been made available to companies to keep them in operation to keep them trading across that period. That is the track record of this Government and the work that I have done.

The payment breaks that have been brought in that are of support to tens of thousands of mortgage holders are a result of work that the Government and the Central Bank did in dealing with the banks. I reiterate my expectation, as I said days after this initiative was announced, that this is not an opportunity for profiteering, and that those availing of these mortgage breaks who need this support and who deserve help at a time of such difficulty should be treated fairly and transparently by the banks. I will focus particularly on what happens during the period in which these mortgage payment breaks come to an end.

It is not a case of what I have not done; it is a case of what I have done in supporting families at a time of such difficulty and supporting those who are paying these loans.

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