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Cormac Devlin Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Finance
32. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number and value of successful applications under the help to buy tax refund scheme for 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026. [69216/26]
William Aird Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Finance
44. Deputy William Aird asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of first-time buyers who have availed of the help to buy scheme in each of the past three years; the total value of support provided under the scheme; and if he will outline any plans to increase the qualifying property price threshold to ensure continued support for first-time buyers seeking to purchase or build a home. [69188/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
319. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance If he will consider increasing the property value for the help to buy scheme from €500,000 in light of the increase in construction costs and so on. [68405/26]
Barry Ward Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
331. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the upper purchase price limit of the help to buy scheme for homes in Dublin, where the average price of new builds is higher than the rest of the country; and if this is being considered by his Department. [68854/26]
Paul Lawless Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Finance
298. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will advise whether a review of the help to buy scheme is currently planned; whether consideration is being given to revising the eligibility criteria, particularly the requirement that applicants obtain a mortgage at or above a specified percentage of the property's value; and whether consideration has been given to the difficulties this requ…
Ged Nash Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
654. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is considering extending help to buy scheme to ‘fresh start ‘applicants who are attempting to purchase a new home following divorce or judicial separation and where there is no other financial interest in a property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59864/26]
Paul Lawless Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
790. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department is undertaking, or plans to undertake, a review of the help to buy scheme; whether consideration is being given to reducing or amending the minimum loan-to-value mortgage requirement for eligibility under the scheme to assist first-time buyers and self-build applicants who are unable to secure borrowing at the current threshol…
Barry Ward Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
795. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on whether the help to buy scheme is operating as efficiently as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61951/26]
Paul Lawless Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
797. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether a review of the help-to-buy scheme is currently planned; whether consideration is being given to revising the eligibility criteria, particularly the requirement that applicants obtain a mortgage at or above a specified percentage of the property's value; whether consideration has been given to the difficulties this requirement creates for lo…
Barry Ward Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
799. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding any review of the help to buy scheme that would account for a couple seeking to buy a house where only one has previously owned property, resulting in the couple not being in a position to qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61954/26]
Barry Ward Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
800. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to the help to buy scheme (details supplied); if any flexibility possible in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61953/26]
Barry Ward Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
801. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding any review ongoing of the help to buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61950/26]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Finance
886. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the eligibility criteria for the help to buy (HTB) incentive scheme, to address the exclusion of Irish citizens living permanently in the State who operate as cross-border workers, paying income tax in Northern Ireland but residing in the Republic of Ireland, who are currently disqualified from the scheme due to not havi…
Peter Roche Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Finance
662. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will assess the impact that the current help to buy scheme eligibility criteria are having on the delivery of one-off rural housing by first-time buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59049/26]
Peter Roche Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Finance
663. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether consideration is being given to proposals that would ensure that applicants constructing homes in rural areas are not excluded from the help to buy scheme solely because the valuation of the completed dwelling exceeds the actual construction cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59050/26]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Finance
691. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of first time buyer households in Cork County that have availed of the help to buy scheme in 2024 and 2025; the way in which this uptake in Cork compares with the national average over the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55318/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Finance
786. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy claims approved since July 2020, by county; the number of applicants associated with these claims; the number of claims by homebuyers excluding self-builds, by county; and the number of these claims relating to purchases. [57287/26]
Paula Butterly Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Finance
56. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rationale for the current structure of the help-to-buy (HTB) scheme whereby two individuals purchasing a new home jointly, both of whom are in employment and paying tax, cannot each fully avail of the scheme as separate applicants; his views on whether this approach disadvantages dual-income households at a time of significant cost-of-living pr…
James O'Connor Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Finance
252. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider raising the limits on the help-to-buy scheme in County Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47202/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Finance
179. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of rental properties that have availed of the tax incentive for small-scale landlords who undertake retrofitting works in respect of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44831/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Finance
596. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has considered amending the help-to-buy scheme, or introducing an equivalent tax credit or rebate, to recognise returning Irish emigrants who were previously Irish taxpayers and are now purchasing their first home in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43439/26]
Mark Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Finance
603. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the threshold for the help-to-buy scheme is to be reviewed; if the housing price criteria is to be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43742/26]
Emer Currie Written 26 May 2026 · to Finance
482. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to increase the help-to-buy ceiling to reflect current prices in the Dublin metropolitan area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40204/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Finance
253. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if a review of the maximum payment ceiling under the help-to-buy scheme is planned in light of current house price levels; and if so, when this review will take place and whether consideration is being given to increasing the maximum relief available. [31723/26]
Réada Cronin Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Finance
76. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to Increase the help-to-buy ceiling to reflect current prices in commuter counties such as in north Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31320/26]