Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien has insisted it is an absolute priority to “level the playing pitch” for first time home buyers. Speaking in the Seanad Mr O’Brien said this will include designating a range of units for first time buyers. ‘Refuse’He warned however that “to refuse to use the private sector, is to fight with one hand behind our back”. He said that “silver bullet fantasies and hysteria politics do a generation locked in a rent trap a grave disservice. He said the shared equity scheme “will work in conjunction with the Help to Buy scheme to get people into homes this year” and it will help “turn Generation Rent into a generation back and own their own home”.

Source: The Irish Times May 17, 2021 20:56 UTC