Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

VAT on new houses is 13.5%. I accept there was a 1% increase in recent years, increasing the price by €2,000 on a €200,000 house. I also accept the first-time buyer's grant of some €3,800 was abolished. However, I cannot understand why people are upset and keep focussing on relatively small matters like this.

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