104 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the effect that the relentless pace of interest rate increases over the past 15 months may be having on families with high credit card debt; if there are plans to increase the resources of MABS in view of the difficulties that families are having in meeting existing debts given the eight successive interest rate rises since December 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17171/07]

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104 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the effect that the relentless pace of interest rate increases over the past 15 months may be having on families with high credit card debt; if there are plans to increase the resources of MABS in view of the difficulties that families are having in meeting existing debts given the eight successive interest rate rises since December 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17171/07]

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1. 26 June 2007

   Personal Debt.

   104 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the effect that the relentless pace of interest rate increases over the past 15 months may be having on families with high credit card debt; if there are plans to increase the resources of MABS in view of the difficulties that families are having in meeting existing debts given the eight successive interest rate rises since December 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17171/07]

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