John Gilroy (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister to the House. Some 94,000 mortgages are in arrears, which is shocking. There is an onus on Members to do what we can. Let me acknowledge the constructive ideas put forward by Fianna Fáil in particular Senator Darragh O'Brien's contribution was very thoughtful. The idea, whether it originated in Fianna Fáil or Sinn Féin and they can argue over that, of an independent debt settlement office-----