Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

First-time buyers, as we all are aware, are experiencing difficulties in accessing finance. I wish we could do everything for everybody but the Government must prioritise. Home ownership is a good thing, as is the ability to supply housing - be it social housing or otherwise. Enabling people to have their own homes and to put a roof over their heads is the aspiration and objective - in so far as we can bridge the affordability gap - of all of us on this side of the House. The new help to buy scheme for first-time purchasers will incentivise the market.