Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the report on indebtedness of the Joint Committee on Social and Family Affairs and in particular its key recommendations. [15854/10]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I welcome the Report on Indebtedness of the Joint Committee on Social and Family Affairs and its recommendations which were published earlier this year.

The Deputy will be aware that on the 25th February 2010 I informed the Government of my proposals regarding expanding the membership of the Interdepartmental Mortgage Arrears Group, under the Chairmanship of Mr. Hugh Cooney, an insolvency accountant. The terms of reference of the Group which were incorporated into the supplementary documentation for my Statement on Banking which I delivered to this House on 30 March 2010, include a commitment to take account of the Joint Committee's Report.

I am satisfied that the recommendations contained in the Joint Committee's Report will be given full consideration by the Mortgage Arrears Group.