Vol. 453 No. 8
43 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for the Environment if a person who is purchasing a house for the first time with a partner who has previously availed of a house grant is entitled to a grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9995/95]
The conditions governing the new house grant scheme normally preclude payment of a grant where a person who is party to a joint application or the spouse of such person had previously purchased or built, individually or with each other, another house for his-her own occupation. However, a grant may be allowed where: (a) the marriage of the person has been dissolved or annulled by court order, or the person is separated under a court order or a deed of separation; and (b) the person and any dependants are in need of housing; and (c) the Minister is satisfied that refusal to pay a grant would cause undue hardship. Each such application is considered on its merits.
