asked the Minister for the Environment when a £1,000 new house grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick.
Written Answers. - Grant Payments.
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The grant in this case has been paid.
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Mr. Coughlan
asked the Minister for the Environment whether a person who purchases a second-hand house, on which no previous grant has been paid, will qualify for the £1,000 grant, assuming that neither the purchaser nor his/her spouse has previously built or purchased a house.
The statutory provisions governing the payment of new house grants do not allow the payment of such a grant in respect of a second-hand house even where the applicants are otherwise qualified.