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The Minister states: The Help to Buy incentive, is a scheme to assist first-time purchasers with the deposit they need to buy or build a new house or apartment. It also has as an aim to encourage additional supply of new houses by supporting demand. Help to Buy provides a refund of Income Tax and Deposit Interest Retention Tax (DIRT) paid in Ireland over the previous four years, subject to limits outlined in the legislation. As of 31 March 2025, the scheme has supported since

The Minister states: In 2021, several measures were introduced with the aim of dis-incentivising investment funds from buying up large numbers of completed houses, including a higher 10 per cent rate of Stamp Duty on the bulk acquisition of houses (apartments are excluded), which is legislated for in section 31E of the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act (SDCA) 1999. The standard rates of stamp duty applying on the acquisition of residential property are currently 1 per cent on va

The Minister states: The formulation and implementation of monetary policy is an independent matter for the European Central Bank (ECB). The ECB increased official interest rates over the course of 2022 and 2023 as it moved to combat excess inflation. However, since last summer it has now reduced official interest rates on seven occasions, most recently with effect from 23 April 2025. These recent monetary policy changes, taken together with a change to its operational framew

The Minister states: This Government is committed to meeting the needs of our society by building more homes, of all tenure types, across the country. Embedding a sustainable property industry in Ireland is also an important factor in maintaining our economic development and growth. Last year, Government approved new national housing targets, aiming to deliver 303,000 new homes up to the 2030. Developing these homes will require significant levels of capital finance. A report

The Minister states: The primary aim of the Help to Buy scheme is to encourage additional supply of new houses by supporting demand. It also assists first-time purchasers with the deposit they need to buy or build a new home. The scheme provides a refund of Income Tax and Deposit Interest Retention Tax paid in Ireland over the previous four years, subject to the limits outlined in the legislation. Based on the latest available data from 31 March 2025, it has supported almost

The Minister states: The Help to Buy incentive, is a scheme to assist first-time purchasers with the deposit they need to buy or build a new house or apartment. It also has as an aim to encourage additional supply of new houses by supporting demand. Help to Buy provides a refund of Income Tax and Deposit Interest Retention Tax (DIRT) paid in Ireland over the previous four years, subject to limits outlined in the legislation. As of 31 March 2025, the scheme had supported almos

The Minister states: The Help to Buy incentive, is a scheme to assist first-time purchasers with the deposit they need to buy or build a new house or apartment. It also has as an aim to encourage additional supply of new houses by supporting demand. Help to Buy provides a refund of Income Tax and Deposit Interest Retention Tax (DIRT) paid in Ireland over the previous four years, subject to limits outlined in the legislation. As of 31 March 20 25 , the scheme has supported in

QUESTION To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the number of applications received by...

Deputy John McGuinness- speech from 4 Oct 2022 Statements on Update on Housing for All