Varadkar says taxpayer will not foot the bill of tracker scandal compensation

Fianna Fáil says Central Bank should devote more resources to investigating the issue

about 17 hours ago Updated: about 15 hours ago

Vivienne Clarke, Sarah Bardon

Michael McGrath said a timeline should be imposed on the banks to ensure customers have their money returned before Christmas. Photograph: Gareth Chaney Collins

Michael McGrath said a timeline should be imposed on the banks to ensure customers have their money returned before Christmas. Photograph: Gareth Chaney Collins

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has insisted the taxpayer will not have to foot the bill for the compensation of those wrongly moved off tracker mortgages.

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