Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 27 September 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

General Banking Issues: Discussion

Dr. Ali Ugur:

No, we are not seeing the interest rate affecting it in any way because our approvals figure for July shows that the first-time buyers' segment was very strong. That accounts for nearly 62% of approvals. I have the numbers on the approvals from January to July for 2022 and 2023. It was roughly 3,000 home purchases. This is home purchases and combines both first-time buyers and other purchasers.

I do not have separate figures but-----

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