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

We will do so. Many of the decisions on the granting of a mortgage were made at a time when the country and the world were very different; things have changed now. I know Deputy O'Sullivan is not advocating an irresponsible approach to these matters. The case he is making is that if there is every prospect of an employer continuing to be viable in the future, that should be taken into account when a person is looking to draw down a loan for which he or she qualified in the recent past. I understand that point and will continue to raise this matter with the banking sector. I recognise the sensitivity of the matter to which the Deputy refers for those who are raising it with him.

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