Patrick Honohan: The problem of mortgage arrears in Ireland Introductory statement by Mr Patrick Honohan, Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, to the Oireachtas (National Parliament) Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, Dublin, 25 September 2013.
*  *  *  I thank the Committee for inviting me to come to speak about the problem of mortgage arrears, and indeed I will also of course welcome the opportunity to explain the Central Bank’s policy on other matters that the Committee may wish to raise.