Despite repeated acknowledgement that mortgage arrears is a serious issue for both the Government and the Central Bank, neither has made an appropriate response to the scale of the problem that will help people struggling with debt. We need an intervention that will even the balance between lender and borrower.

RESIDENCY rights for foreign parents of Irish citizen children was the biggest issue concerning migrants this year, said the Immigrant Council of Ireland (ICI).

Policymakers should pay tribute to the memory of Michael Davitt by ensuring vulnerable people in society have access to legal advice, it was urged today.