Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We are talking about three months. We are doing the budget at the moment which takes priority but it will be as soon as possible. Politicians are mad for people to put an exact date on things, but things can happen beyond our control, especially in this Department. We have many matters to respond to every day and we are trying to negotiate a significant budget.

I am not proposing to change the terms of the scheme to preclude any tenants or joint tenants from taking part in it. However, we have to be very careful in the rules that we have. Any income thresholds that are set need to be sustainable. No one wants to put people into an unsustainable position where they cannot service their repayments.

See this speech in context