Jimmy Harte (Labour) | Oireachtas source

We should respect each other. I hope those who have 100% mortgages and may be in serious negative equity will be given some glimmer of hope. However, I express caution as the article to which I referred refers to the diminished role of the Central Bank regarding the many mortgage and loan books sold by financial institutions to outside venture capital funds. I strongly recommend that the Minister examine the protection of family homes under threat where loan and mortgage books are sold to outside interests.

With regard to the ongoing tragic case in Galway, we should ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the position of the coroner and the Coroner's Court such that an investigation may be expedited. There is much hearsay and there are many opinions on who is responsible for information in the public domain. I ask that the Minister be invited to the House to clarify whether the coroner has a role in order that we can reach a reasonable and satisfactory conclusion and the husband can rest peacefully at night knowing the law of the land is on his side and that he can obtain justice for his late wife.