Victor Boyhan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will touch on the Rebuilding Ireland loan scheme. People woke up this morning to hear on RTÉ's "Morning Ireland" the devastating news that funding had run out for the scheme, which is really disappointing. We should ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to come in and explain this. The reality is that the people involved with this finance scheme earn slightly above the threshold for the housing assistance payment or social housing. They do not qualify for those schemes. These are the people who get up early in the morning, driving long journeys to work and home again. They now find themselves outside a scheme that could provide housing. These are the people we should be encouraging but it is important we have all the facts, so it is important to have the Minister in here as soon as possible to explain the shortcomings in that scheme.