Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We have not yet had discussions in that regard, to be frank with the Deputy, because of how early we are in the lifetime of this Government and in preparing for the next budget. Of course, we have schemes in place such as the first home scheme, which is a shared equity scheme, and the help to buy scheme. They are designed to help everybody looking to buy their first home, particularly new builds in the context of the help to buy scheme, and make a contribution to the deposit for that. That applies to everyone. It is of particular help to those who have challenges in building up their deposit. We appreciate the importance of those schemes in both helping with affordability and providing the incentive for supply to increase. As I said, between those particular schemes and where we are with the rent tax credit, they are the kinds of interventions that I hope are of help to many in dealing with the high cost of housing at the moment.

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