Sean Kyne TD: I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this issue for discussion. I also welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Lynch, to the House. I was here this time last year raising a similar issue and thankfully the difficulties were addressed for the parents and children in question. Unfortunately, we… Continue Reading
Sean Kyne TD: I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this matter and I welcome the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to the House to discuss it. The Minister was in Galway a number of weeks ago for a very informative meeting on the jobs action plan. The businesses and entrepreneurs… Continue Reading
Over the past two years we have seen a clear stabilisation of our public finances and many positive events signalling our economic recovery. It has to be said that getting to this point has not been easy. It has required great efforts by every citizen and has affected almost every aspect of Irish life. It… Continue Reading
A person’s good name is protected under Article 40.3 of the Constitution which provides that the State, by its laws, shall protect as best it may from unjust attack the good name of every citizen. This provision was reaffirmed in the Abbeylara judgment. The referendum proposal put to the people in 2011 as defined by… Continue Reading
It goes without saying that repossessions should be the very last resort in cases of mortgage default or mortgage arrears. However, to be a last resort a measure must actually be possible. An unintended consequence of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 has prevented repossession from being the last and final option for… Continue Reading