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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