Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 October 2023

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Post-Budget Engagement: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Rose Conway-WalshRose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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I want to ask Mr. Reidy a question. He has referred to the tax breaks for landlords as being frankly bizarre, which is quite a strong statement. He has spoken about the inflationary impact of the help-to-buy scheme. The argument that would be put forward for the help-to-buy scheme is that it has helped thousands of people to buy homes. How many people has it prevented from buying homes, however, given that it has put prices further beyond their reach of people? Is that difficult to tell?