Vol. 474 No. 6
136 Mr. Dempsey asked the Minister for the Environment the number of applicants for the first time buyers grant; the number of payments by county and in total in 1996; the amounts paid in each instance; the amount of the grant in each year since 1990; the criteria in relation to building specifications applicable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3511/97]
In 1990, the new house grant payable was £2,000. This was increased to £3,000 in the 1993 budget, in respect of cases where a contract to purchase or build a house was made on or after 25 February 1993.
To qualify for a new house grant, a house must be constructed in accordance with the technical standards set out in the Department's explanatory memorandum on the grants, HA1, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library.
The other information requested is set out in the following table:
|
County |
Number of Applications |
Payments |
|
|
Number |
Value |
||
|
£ |
|||
|
Carlow |
129 |
121 |
360,000 |
|
Cavan |
82 |
67 |
200,000 |
|
Clare |
238 |
211 |
627,000 |
|
Cork |
1,074 |
1,080 |
3,223,000 |
|
Donegal |
271 |
268 |
799,800 |
|
Dublin |
4,504 |
4,185 |
12,536,000 |
|
Galway |
458 |
401 |
1,191,000 |
|
Kerry |
225 |
194 |
571,000 |
|
Kildare |
751 |
797 |
2,384,000 |
|
Kilkenny |
151 |
162 |
485,000 |
|
Laois |
114 |
102 |
302,000 |
|
Leitrim |
18 |
19 |
57,000 |
|
Limerick |
384 |
360 |
1,075,000 |
|
Longford |
58 |
58 |
174,000 |
|
Louth |
407 |
357 |
1,069,000 |
|
Mayo |
244 |
259 |
765,000 |
|
Meath |
359 |
346 |
1,035,000 |
|
Monaghan |
66 |
58 |
173,000 |
|
Offaly |
71 |
82 |
245,000 |
|
Roscommon |
73 |
76 |
225,000 |
|
Sligo |
167 |
172 |
514,000 |
|
Tipperary |
256 |
252 |
748,000 |
|
Waterford |
295 |
309 |
924,000 |
|
Westmeath |
224 |
203 |
601,000 |
|
Wexford |
218 |
212 |
631,000 |
|
Wicklow |
309 |
354 |
1,058,000 |
|
Total |
11,146 |
10,705 |
31,972,800 |
