Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

-----on how this new Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme is working. I have them here. I have ten refusals from various local authorities and I have quoted the reasons. My comment was the scheme has got off to a bad start. Local authorities are refusing right, left and centre. All it takes is a phone call from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government to find out how many have been approved. I note the Tánaiste has not been able to answer the question and that speaks volumes. He said he does not have the statistics and figures. This is not about statistics and figures. It is about people's lives and the Government is letting them down.

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