Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 December 2023
41. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any information on how many first-time buyers have purchased homes to date in 2023; how this compares to 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53938/23]
View answerData on the number of residential dwellings purchased by all buyer types, including by first-time buyers, are published by the Central Statistics Office. These data are available in table HPM02 (Residential Property Transactions) on the CSO website.
The most recent data show more than 43,700 homes were purchased at market prices by all buyer types between January and September this year. Some 12,400 or 28.5% of these were purchased by first time buyers, an increase of 6.5% (11,671) on the same period last year and an increase of 22.5% (10,165) on 2021.
