Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I had the pleasure this week of attending the launch of the latest phase of affordable housing with the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Darragh O'Brien. It is great for any politician who attends such events to see the pleasure of any young families in being able to purchase their own homes. Unfortunately, however, many young families now have a level of uncertainty concerning their applications to financial institutions and the drawdown of funding because their employer is availing of the TWSS. In his discussions with the banks, has the Minister drawn their attention to this matter? Have the banks given him information about the numbers of people impacted by this issue? Has he outlined to the banks that on the one hand the credit rating of employers that avail of the wage scheme will not be impacted but, on the other, we find that their employees are affected?

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