Tom Morrissey (Progressive Democrats)

I am delighted to welcome the Minister. While I know thousands of people have benefited from this scheme, I received the first-time buyer's grant, but I was not a beneficiary. After I paid my booking deposit, the house price increased by the corresponding amount. This has been the practice since 1981. I purchased my first house on the weekend the first-time buyer's grant was increased by £1,000 to £3,000 at a Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis. The following week builders increased prices by the same amount.