asked the Minister for the Environment (i) the estimated cost for (a) the remainder of 1981, (b) 1982 and (c) 1983 of his promise to introduce pay-related mortagages for first time purchasers of up to four times their income through a housing finance agency; (ii) if he will give details of the scheme; and (iii) when it will be introduced.

7.

asked the Minister for the Environment (i) the estimated cost of (a) the remainder of 1981, (b) 1982 and (c) 1983 of his promise to introduce a home improvement and energy conservation scheme; (ii) if he will give details of the scheme; and (iii) when it will be introduced.

8.

asked the Minister for the Environment (i) the estimated cost for (a) the remainder of 1981. (b) 1982 and (c) 1983 of his promise to introduce a measure to enable house purchasers to insure against redundancy; (ii) if he will give details of the scheme; and (iii) when it will be introduced.

9.

asked the Minister for the Environment (i) the estimated cost for (a) the remainder of 1981, (b) 1982 and (c) 1983 of his promise to introduce a purchase and lease-back scheme for the elderly; (ii) if he will give details of the scheme; and (iii) when it will be introduced.

10.

asked the Minister for the Environment (i) the estimated cost for (a) the remainder of 1981, (b) 1982 and (c) 1983 of his promise to introduce top-up loans to bridge the deposit for those borrowing from building societies; (ii) if he will give details of the scheme; and (iii) when it will be introduced.

11.

asked the Minister for the Environment (i) the estimated cost for (a) the remainder of 1981, (b) 1982 and (c) 1983 of his promise to introduce a "no deposit" shared housing scheme for local authority tenants and for those on the housing list; (ii) if he will give details of this scheme; and (iii) when it will be introduced.

With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 6 to 11, inclusive, together. The Coalition Government's policy document published on 29 June, 1981, contained an outline of wide-ranging measures relating to the housing sector, including the proposals referred to by the Deputy in these questions. Detailed aspects of these measures are being examined by my Department as a matter of urgency in consultation with other Departments concerned. Pending Government consideration of the outcome of this examination, it would be premature to supply the details requested by the Deputy.

The Minister and his party in the policy document which they put before the people clearly spelled out the commitments that are listed in the questions the Minister has replied to. There was a commitment that the costings had been carried out and that the promises would be put into operation. The Minister should tell the House and the nation exactly when the promises will be brought into force and he should answer the questions that I asked.

The Deputy is correct in saying that we listed costings for these various measures except the one dealing with the new mortgage scheme for house purchasers because it is impossible to assess, until we see how many applicants there are, how much the scheme will cost. It is being examined as a matter of urgency. I hope to bring some legislation in this session before the House to deal with these matters but I would not be firm about that.

If the Minister has the answers to the other questions will he give the information to the House?

We are having them checked out at present to see if they are accurate. To the best of our knowledge they are, but obviously a party in opposition does not have the full facts. If the Deputy puts down a question in two weeks' time I am sure I will have the information at that stage.