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Mortgage Bill debate

Summary

Senator Coghlan argues that mortgage, title and code-of-conduct issues should be debated with the Bill, rejects predictions of mass evictions and says the amendment should fail.

With respect to the Acting Leader of the Opposition, we are wasting time. What is proposed deals with mortgages, title, registration thereof and so on. The code of conduct is an integral part of this. As stated by Senator Bacik, all of this discussion could take place this evening. In my view, thousands of people will not be affected. Hundreds of people may be but we do not yet know that. With respect, let us wait and see.

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It is too late for them already.

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It is not, with respect. There is due process in this country. This is a constitutional little republic. We will not do anything rash like that. There will not be thousands of people put out of their homes.

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The Government is making fair inroads into the Constitution already. It is trying to get rid of one part of the Oireachtas.

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Paddy Burke An Cathaoirleach Fine Gael

The Senator, without interruption.

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I will have to discuss that with Senator O'Sullivan elsewhere. I am sure we will manage to do that. The Leader is right. He cannot accept this amendment because we would be putting off until later what can usefully be debated this afternoon.

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