Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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422. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 341 of 20 February 2024, if a Stamp 4 is required for non-EU/Non-EEA applicants within the credit policy for the residency eligibility criteria for the local authority home loan scheme; if so, the reason there was no reference to this in the reply; the reason this information is not publicly listed in the eligibility criteria on the website local authority home loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10601/24]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Further to Parliamentary Question No. 341 of 20 February 2024, to qualify for a Local Authority Home Loan an applicant must currently have a legal right to reside and work in the State. As previously advised the Credit Policy requires that applicants from outside the EEA/EU must be legally resident in Ireland for a period of 5 years or have leave to remain extending to permit 5 years reckonable residence or have indefinite leave to remain in the state.

Applicant(s) must provide proof of fulfilling the residency requirements when making their application. Given the variety of immigration documents which exist, it is not appropriate to list all possible eligible documents. It is the applicants’ responsibility to provide proof that each applicant fulfils the residency requirements for the Local Authority Home Loan. The evidence required will depend on the immigration status of the applicant or applicants but in any case is not specifically limited to a Stamp 4.