asked the Minister for the Environment the reason the system of averaging income over three years is not being used in the case of Housing Finance Agency applicants.
264.
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263.
asked the Minister for the Environment if he is aware that under the present administration of the Housing Finance Agency scheme students who do not have a P60 for the preceding year cannot be considered for a loan, regardless of their present earnings; and if he intends to alter this situation.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 263 and 264 together. The operation of its loan scheme, including the conditions of eligibility of applicants, is a matter primarily for the Housing Finance Agency subject to the approval of the agency's proposals by the Minister for the Environment and the Minister for Finance. I am bringing the particular aspects raised in the Deputy's question to the agency's attention for inclusion in a review of the scheme which I understand the agency propose to undertake shortly in the light of its experience with the operation of the scheme to date.