Paudge Connolly (Cavan-Monaghan, Independent)

I do not know whether they are quite so bad but sites in the towns are closer to €200,000 and this is reflected around the country. I do not know whether this is a reflection of how well counties are doing or of the money being pumped into them, but that is the reality. Will the Minister consider raising the limit to reflect the way the market has gone? Will he then consider a flat rate, a realistic rate for first-time purchasers?

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