Social and Affordable Housing.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 December 2009

Tuesday, 15 December 2009

Ceisteanna (315)

Michael McGrath

Ceist:

334 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to facilitate persons who purchased houses under the affordable housing scheme to re-mortgage their property. [46948/09]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Deputy Michael Finneran)

I have requested my Department to arrange to have the provisions that will facilitate existing affordable housing purchasers to remortgage their properties included in the first available appropriate legislative vehicle.