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Dáil
‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - House Grant Scheme.

Replacement of previous grant amounts

Summary

Fitzpatrick asks whether the £1,000 scheme replaces a former £900 grant in some cases. Barrett says only six per cent of applications under the previous scheme qualified for £900 and that new-house builders now receive £1,000.

Thomas J. Fitzpatrick Mr. T. J. Fitzpatrick Fine Gael

(Cavan-Monaghan): Is it not a fact that in some cases the Minister has substituted a £1,000 grant for a £900 grant. That is the end result of what the Minister has done in some cases.

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Six per cent of the grant applications up to 30th June qualified for a £900 grant.

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They will get nothing any more.

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If they are building a new house they will get £1,000.

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