Written answers
Wednesday, 6 October 2021
Department of Finance
Housing Schemes
Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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21. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons that claimed the help-to-buy scheme since its inception for a self-build home; the value of these claims broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48588/21]
Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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22. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons that claimed the help to buy scheme since its inception to purchase a home; the value of these claims broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48589/21]
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 21 and 22 together.
According to latest data available from Revenue as at 31 August 2021, since the inception of the Help to Buy (HTB) scheme there have been 6,971 claims for self-builds, and 21,348 claims for new builds, giving a total of 28,319 claims.
Revenue advise that a combined breakdown of build type broken down by county is not available.
They further advise that the available information regarding the HTB scheme is provided in the detailed statistics published on the Revenue website. Statistics by year to the end of 2020 are available at:
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Statistics for 2021 to-date are available at: .
These statistics include the numbers of claims broken down by county, and by build type (i.e. self-build or purchase).
The following HTB claims (cumulative) were made in each half-year period 2017 to 2020:
| - | 2017 H1 | 2017 H2 | 2018 H1 | 2018 H2 | 2019 H1 | 2019 H2 | 2020 H1 | 2020 H2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 12 | 36 | 52 | 72 | 101 | 132 | 160 | 192 |
| Cavan | 14 | 35 | 52 | 77 | 96 | 138 | 168 | 208 |
| Clare | 30 | 62 | 102 | 136 | 183 | 263 | 308 | 371 |
| Cork | 232 | 490 | 737 | 1,035 | 1,377 | 1,848 | 2,148 | 2,670 |
| Donegal | 25 | 43 | 68 | 93 | 131 | 185 | 236 | 304 |
| Dublin | 982 | 2,008 | 2,834 | 3,589 | 4,452 | 5,286 | 5,751 | 6,452 |
| Galway | 96 | 207 | 308 | 430 | 560 | 724 | 879 | 1,062 |
| Kerry | 18 | 45 | 65 | 86 | 123 | 171 | 223 | 272 |
| Kildare | 262 | 520 | 756 | 994 | 1,262 | 1,672 | 1,947 | 2,446 |
| Kilkenny | 17 | 37 | 60 | 86 | 124 | 173 | 235 | 319 |
| Laois | 31 | 65 | 109 | 154 | 191 | 240 | 292 | 385 |
| Leitrim* | 59 | |||||||
| Limerick | 72 | 165 | 240 | 321 | 425 | 536 | 620 | 751 |
| Longford* | 94 | |||||||
| Louth | 56 | 132 | 209 | 319 | 420 | 540 | 623 | 733 |
| Mayo | 23 | 66 | 101 | 146 | 203 | 293 | 350 | 427 |
| Meath | 269 | 606 | 913 | 1,197 | 1,620 | 2,054 | 2,340 | 2,809 |
| Monaghan | 11 | 34 | 54 | 78 | 103 | 148 | 174 | 214 |
| Offaly | 26 | 56 | 69 | 92 | 114 | 151 | 180 | 232 |
| Roscommon | 17 | 34 | 49 | 67 | 91 | 133 | 164 | 194 |
| Sligo* | 164 | |||||||
| Tipperary | 30 | 83 | 128 | 170 | 227 | 283 | 327 | 383 |
| Waterford | 67 | 130 | 183 | 243 | 304 | 388 | 456 | 553 |
| Westmeath | 32 | 62 | 100 | 134 | 170 | 216 | 253 | 313 |
| Wexford | 30 | 66 | 111 | 165 | 257 | 360 | 437 | 533 |
| Wicklow | 141 | 260 | 353 | 473 | 617 | 780 | 856 | 1,009 |
* Revenue advise that In certain periods Leitrim, Longford and Sligo data are not included as the numbers are small.
The following HTB claims (non-cumulative) were made in Q1 and Q2 2021.
The following table provides a breakdown of the HTB claims (cumulative) by build type.
| Build Type | Number |
|---|---|
| Purchased | 21,348 |
| Self-Build | 6,971 |
| Total | 28,319 |
The following is a geographical breakdown of HTB claims (cumulative) as at 31 August 2021.
| County | Number | Claim Amount (€m) |
|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 248 | 3.8 |
| Cavan | 271 | 4.1 |
| Clare | 486 | 8.2 |
| Cork | 3,425 | 65.0 |
| Donegal | 381 | 5.0 |
| Dublin | 7,258 | 136.9 |
| Galway | 1,337 | 23.4 |
| Kerry | 337 | 5.1 |
| Kildare | 3,114 | 61.0 |
| Kilkenny | 395 | 6.9 |
| Laois | 553 | 8.9 |
| Leitrim | 79 | 1.1 |
| Limerick | 929 | 16.0 |
| Longford | 110 | 1.7 |
| Louth | 936 | 14.6 |
| Mayo | 537 | 8.4 |
| Meath | 3,419 | 60.0 |
| Monaghan | 275 | 4.2 |
| Offaly | 313 | 5.2 |
| Roscommon | 242 | 3.8 |
| Sligo | 214 | 3.2 |
| Tipperary | 472 | 7.1 |
| Waterford | 695 | 10.7 |
| Westmeath | 389 | 6.4 |
| Wexford | 709 | 11.3 |
| Wicklow | 1,195 | 21.9 |
| Total | 28,319 | 503.8 |
Note: Figures may be subject to an element of rounding.
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