He believes they should be given the opportunity to offer more mortgages.
Credit Unions are being handcuffed by government lending limits, according to a midlands TD.
Sinn Fein's Brian Stanley says it's important institutions are given the opportunity to step up to play a "major role" to offer more mortgages to help alleviate the housing crisis.
The Laois Offaly TD criticised legislation that allows Credit Unions to provide just 3 percent of the country's total mortgages.
He believes the playing field between banks and other lending institutions isn't level in Ireland:
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