Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I agree 100% with the Deputy. Maybe he could pass the case on to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. I will certainly alert him to the fact that he has raised the issue. We need to be flexible and sensible in our implementation of regulations and in administering loans of this kind. The spirit must be one of facilitation as opposed to creating hurdles. If someone is working for the HSE, he or she is in a very secure and sustainable position with good prospects for the years to come. That in my view should qualify one for a loan.

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