Dáil
‹ Order of Business Bank receivers and farm debt
Summary
Mattie McGrath complains that banks and receivers are putting farmers and businesses into difficulty without court proceedings and asks when consolidation legislation will appear; the Taoiseach says it is not due until next year.
Danske Bank is sending receivers into farms and businesses all over the country and is doing so without even going to court. In that context, when will the Central Bank (consolidation) Bill come before the House and when will action be taken to reign in the receivers and banks? There was an incident in the constituency of Deputy Kehoe on Monday last----
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----where farmers had to take action to get the receivers out.
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Everything is next year but there will be so many farmers and business people in penury----