Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

First, I thank the Minister of State for the various details on the scheme. I acknowledge it is a constructive and positive scheme and is only on the go for a number of months at this point.

There is good interest. People have been inquiring about it in my office. There are many inquiries locally on it.

On the figure of 84 for Cork county, can the Minister of State give a breakdown of how many are approved at this point? The figures the Minister of State has given are for applications. When people are applying on those, they want to get on with doing the job. Having a clear timeline on how quickly one will have the funds available is important for people who want to plan to do the works and get into the house. Have many of them been drawn down at this point? If the Minister of State has details on that, I would be interested. As this scheme is also available for rural homes, I would be interested in whether the Minister of State can give an indication of how many are in the towns or in the rural areas.

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