Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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411. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications and approvals for the first home scheme that have been made in counties Kerry, Cork, Limerick, Clare and Tipperary in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22797/23]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The First Home Scheme, launched on 7 July 2022, supports first-time buyers in purchasing new houses and apartments in the private market through the use of an equity share model. Full details of the First Home Scheme are available at: www.firsthomescheme.ie

The Scheme is overseen and managed by the First Home Scheme Ireland Designated Activity Company (First Home DAC), on behalf of scheme founders (the State and participating mortgage lenders). This body is responsible for collating and issuing statistical information as it pertains to the scheme. The First Home DAC has published its Q1 2023 Public Update covering the period from 7 July to 31 March, which can be found on its website at: www.firsthomescheme.ie/about-the-company/quarterly-updates/.