Victor Boyhan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his helpful reply. I am a member of the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government. I am aware that at least five local authorities do not have any money to hand out under the scheme. While it makes sense to put in applications and prepare, we must be fair to people because this might be their only hope of funding the purchase of a home. The sooner we see the specific allocations for the local authorities in 2019, the better. Next week, we are into April, which is the fourth month of 2019, so there is a certain urgency here. I am not suggesting the Minister or Government is not treating this matter with urgency but it would be helpful given the importance of this issue and the fact that it will be raised on the doors by many people in local election campaigns. It would be very helpful if the details of the scheme could be released as soon as possible. I thank the Minister of State for his very helpful information.