Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 4 April 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Bank of Ireland
Ms Francesca McDonagh:
I will respond briefly and then pass to Mr. O'Beirne to speak in more detail. Part of our strategy is to be the leading supporter of home building and home buying in Ireland. We increased our new mortgage lending during 2018 by 17%, which is €2.3 billion, by engaging constructively with customers to help them get the homes they want. We do not do that if it does not make sense or is not sustainable for them from a personal debt perspective. I will ask Mr. O'Beirne to talk a bit more about the help-to-buy scheme.
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