Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Go raibh maith ag an Teachta. Aontaím leis go gcaithfidh daoine a chur in iúl go bhfuil suim acu sna tithe nua san Aird Mhór. He will also be aware of the first home scheme which is delivered via a strategic partnership between the State and participating mortgage lenders. It is targeted at first-time or fresh start buyers and will improve access to newly built homes by using a shared equity model to bridge the gap between mortgage finance and the cost of new homes, similar to that employed in the local authority affordable purchase scheme. Already 32 eligibility certificates have been issued in County Waterford and, given the history of Waterford City and County Council in developing affordable homes, I have no doubt it will bring that experience, working with local representatives, to the scheme in Ardmore.

I gcomhthéacs cúrsaí na Rinne, mar is eol don Teachta, tá an tAire, an Teachta Ó Briain, ag obair ar threor nua le haghaidh pleanáil na Gaeltachta agus tithíocht sa Ghaeltacht. Caithfidh mé a rá gur míbhuntáiste mór é nuair a ceapadh mé mar Aire Stáit, nach ball mé de Chomhcoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta, agus Phobal Labhartha na Gaeilge. I have to say it is the committee I miss most mar bhíomar go léir ag obair le chéile ar chúrsaí cosúil le seo, ach beidh mé ag cur brú ar an Aire, an Teachta Ó Briain, faoi cúrsaí pleanála sna ceantair Ghaeltachta cosúil leis An Rinn.

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