Dinny McGinley (Donegal South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The points raised by the Deputy will be brought to the attention of the relevant Minister and Department. I welcome the fact that the Deputy has had an opportunity to raise those matters here. I have repeatedly said that it is almost impossible to be accurate concerning house prices. Many efforts have been made and many sources have been employed to obtain guidance that is as accurate as possible, but at the end of the day it is up to people themselves to ascertain what the property is worth. We have used newspaper advertisements and many other sources to indicate that as accurately as possible.

In the area I come from in west Donegal, the indicative value of every house is in the second band of €100,000 to €150,000. Perhaps there are some houses there that are worth more than that, while some may be worth less, but it is just a guide.

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