Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I understand. We will be dealing with other finance-related Bills over the coming months. It is not unusual for an amendment that is not directly related to the subject matter of a Bill to be accommodated. This might be done in respect of the issue that is exercising me and Deputy Doherty. Deputy O'Callaghan has also spoken about it. This is not the first time I have raised this. We have raised it time and again in the Houses and elsewhere. The Minister of State understands the issue. He gets it. He is a constituency representative and a compassionate human being who understands that these problems arise all the time. He believes it is not possible to accommodate this in the legislation at the moment. We would disagree although regulation could potentially enable this area to be addressed. An overarching amendment to future legislation might be able to house such a regulation, for want of a better description, and enable that to happen. Will the Minister of State commit to engaging with the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman on this issue and to coming back to us in any format? He can see that we are exercised about it. We want to resolve this. Our bona fides on it are well established. Will the Minister of State engage with the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman to see if there is an innovative and imaginative solution that balances everyone's rights while addressing this problem? If we can get such a commitment here this evening, it would be a good evening's work and we could return to the issue again.

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