Ivana Bacik (Independent) | Oireachtas source

This is a particularly busy week with six pieces of legislation before the House. The Leader will respond to Senator Byrne's comments about the proposed amendment to the Order of Business. This afternoon, however, we will be dealing with the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill, which will offer an obvious opportunity for colleagues to debate the revised code of conduct on mortgage arrears. Indeed, I am sure many people will be referring to that at length in the course of their speeches. It is not helpful to hear Fianna Fáil scare-mongering about the number of repossessions, however. It is a typical tactic to distract people from the fact that Fianna Fáil sleep-walked us into a situation where so many people are in the desperate situation of mortgage arrears.