Minister for Finance statement on the number of people approved for the Help-to-Buy Scheme since 2020

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 2017 in Ireland almost 55,000 individuals or couples to buy their own home. The estimated total value of approved Help to Buy claims is in the order of €1.2 billion.

I am advised by Revenue, that in the period 1 January 2020 to 23 May 2025 there have been 39,631 approved claims covering 72,291 associated claimants. Within this time frame, the total value of approved Help to Buy claims is in the order of €995.8 million, and the breakdown of the approved claims and associated

claimants by county is set out in the table below.

County	Claims Approved	Associated Claimants	Claim Amount €m
Carlow	438	763	9.9
Cavan	413	759	9.3
Clare	706	1,282	17.7
Cork	5,936	10,803	153.2
Donegal	809	1,458	16.9
Dublin	5,955	10,812	157.7
Galway	1,950	3,552	49.6
Kerry	517	936	11.7
Kildare	4,854	8,973	127.4
Kilkenny	827	1,494	20.4
Laois	1,201	2,203	29
Leitrim	111	206	2.5
Limerick	1,345	2,412	34.4
Longford	125	233	2.9
Louth	1,843	3,369	44.5
Mayo	773	1,402	18.2
Meath	4,017	7,431	100
Monaghan	420	768	9.6
Offaly	700	1,280	17.3
Roscommon	343	629	8
Sligo	362	627	8.6
Tipperary	678	1,241	16.3
Waterford	1,138	2,045	26.4
Westmeath	727	1,336	18.2
Wexford	1,543	2,781	36.3
Wicklow	1,900	3,496	49.8
Totals	39,631	72,291	995.8