Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 27 April 2021

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Draft Stability Programme Update: Engagement with Minister for Finance

Photo of Patricia RyanPatricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I would like to come back to the Minister down the road in that regard, if possible. Deputy Canney spoke about housing. Many people who do not qualify for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan come to my office because they are not first-time buyers. Some of them are in second-time relationships and earn slightly above the threshold for social housing. Those people are falling through the cracks. Are there any plans to address their needs? Is it possible that we could harness some of the power of the substantial savings that are out there with some sort of housing bond that could help our councils to build more social housing?

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