Vol. 517 No. 6
298 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he will reform the first time buyers grant to assist such buyers in entering the property market by, for example, extending this grant to secondhand properties. [10609/00]
The first time buyers grant offers assistance to people who are first time purchasers of new houses.
I do not have any proposals to extend the grant to first time purchasers of secondhand houses as any additional grant aid would, in present market circumstances, be likely to be absorbed in higher prices.
