Government announces €400m extension to Isif homes funding programme
Minister for Housing, James Browne said the additional funding would enable many more small and medium house-builders to get involved
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Two-thirds of First Home Scheme applicants also availing of help-to-buy arrangement
Finding prompts criticism that first-time buyers now need two State subsidies to buy a home
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Jack Chambers rejects Sinn Féin claim he should have declared Fianna Fáil hired Ivan Yates
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