Derek McDowell
Ceist:86 Mr. McDowell asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government his views on the maximum home loan which should be issued to a couple, one of whom earns £25,000 per annum and the other of whom earns £20,000 per annum; the average price of a three bedroom starter home in the greater Dublin area; his further views on whether the couple with a combined annual income of £45,000 can afford to buy a starter home; the plans, if any, he has to enable these couples to buy a home of their own in 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18726/99]