Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 22 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion

Photo of John CumminsJohn Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am sure his colleague, Deputy Cullinane, would be disappointed to hear him refer to Waterford as a town when, in fact, it is a city. It was voted the best city in Ireland to live in. I should know this. It is welcome that the cities fund is open. We have the best of both worlds. We can benefit from the rural and urban parts.

On the home loan piece, not to reopen the subject I asked about, but there is a mismatch between the maximum purchase price for properties. The cap is €320,000 in Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kildare, essentially the commuter belt. There is an issue in Limerick and Waterford, particularly in the context of the affordable purchase schemes coming on board, where there will be a maximum purchase price of €250,000, when in reality those scheme need to be in the range from €290,000 to €295,000. Therefore, that has to be revised as a matter of urgency. Will Mr. Baneham comment on that? Is it on the radar?

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