Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Of course. What we are trying to do with the assessment now is to see how we can improve it and if there are other criteria that would allow us to widen it a little bit to include more people. That work is ongoing, but it does involve engagement with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform as it does not fall solely to my Department.

I know people were worried about the loan initially and whether it would provide for the type of progress that we need, but when we think about how long it takes to buy a house when we look at the drawdowns that are now happening, it shows the scheme is working well.

The next set of questions from Deputy Ó Broin related to the repair and lease scheme.