Debating the Land and Conveyancing Reform Bill
On Wednesday May 1, 2013, the Dail began to discuss Minister Alan Shatter’s Land Conveyancing Reform Bill, which aims to fix the lacuna in the law relating to repossessions. I Continue Reading →
Category: Mortgage Debt
Repossessions and the Live Register on the Late Debate
I was on RTE’s Late Debate on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, with Ross Maguire of New Beginnings, Paul Joyce of FLAC and Arthur Spring of Labour. We were discussing the Continue Reading →
Submission to the Central Bank of Ireland on the CCMA
Earlier in this week I made a submission to the Central Bank of Ireland on their review of the Codes of Conduct for Mortgage Arrears, or CCMA for short. I’m Continue Reading →
Garda Siochana: the thin blue line in the red
The gardaí made the news last week: walkouts, meetings with the Taoiseach and protests at the Dáil. Their frustration has been triggered by Croke Park II – a perfect example Continue Reading →
Plans to tackle the Mortgage Arrears Crisis Favour the Banks
The mortgage crisis is now so large that it risks financially destroying an entire generation and keeping our economy on the rocks for a decade. Wednesday’s announcement of new targets Continue Reading →
The Scorpion and the Fox
Earlier this week, Michael Noonan expressed his desire for the banks to get on with addressing the personal debt crisis. The Troika, the banking regulator and the Governor of the Continue Reading →