Financial Services
Dail Éireann — 2026-02-10
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Simon Harris (FG), Wicklow

I genuinely do not wish to be argumentative about this because the case the Deputy highlighted is clearly one that is causing his constituent or the person who contacted him extreme pain and anguish. However, my genuine belief from my engagement with officials and with the Central Bank - this is a broader point around the enforceability of the protections that are already there - is that the protections that are there are robust and are meant to apply without fear or favour to all regulated entities. I take very seriously any entity that does not follow those standards because they are the laws of our land. They are the structures we have in place. I do not have the benefit of the information the Deputy has. While I will not get involved on an individual mortgage, I am very happy to take that as an example and discuss it directly with the Central Bank and revert to the Deputy if he wishes to send it on to me.

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Sitting date: 2026-02-10