Colm Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In response to Senator David Norris, it is important to highlight the case dealt with by the Court of Appeal. The matter was referred by way a case stated from the High Court. The Senator is right that it was in relation to the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act. It was decided that such cases could not be brought before the Circuit Court but could be brought before the High Court. One case involved a landlord who owned six properties in respect of which repayments were not being made to the financial institution. If they are not being paid to the financial institution, the taxpayer is paying. While I am very concerned when a family home is repossessed, I am not concerned in the same way in cases where landlords are collecting rents but not making repayments to financial institutions, which is happening.