John Cummins (Waterford, Fine Gael)

We have the scheme that is there. It increased from €30,000 to €50,000 for the vacant grant and from €50,000 to €70,000 for the dereliction element of that grant. It can be combined with energy grants, as the Deputy knows, of up to €27,000. That is nearly €100,000 in grant support towards turning a derelict property into a home. It is very significant. There have been over 12,000 applications under the scheme and over 8,600 approvals as of the end of quarter 1 of this year. I do not have the quarter 2 figures yet. It is demand led. There are applications coming in all the time. It is a very significant grant that is being provided to support people in getting their first home and bringing a vacant or derelict property back into productive use. Obviously, we keep every scheme under review but there is significant support in what is provided.