56. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rationale for the current structure of the help-to-buy (HTB) scheme whereby two individuals purchasing a new home jointly, both of whom are in employment and paying tax, cannot each fully avail of the scheme as separate applicants; his views on whether this approach disadvantages dual-income households at a time of significant cost-of-living pressures; the status of the review of the HTB scheme previously indicated by his Department; when an outcome of this review will be published; if he will consider amending the scheme to allow each eligible applicant in a joint purchase to be assessed individually to maximise support for first-time buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46926/26]

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56. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rationale for the current structure of the help-to-buy (HTB) scheme whereby two individuals purchasing a new home jointly, both of whom are in employment and paying tax, cannot each fully avail of the scheme as separate applicants; his views on whether this approach disadvantages dual-income households at a time of significant cost-of-living pressures; the status of the review of the HTB scheme previously indicated by his Department; when an outcome of this review will be published; if he will consider amending the scheme to allow each eligible applicant in a joint purchase to be assessed individually to maximise support for first-time buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46926/26]

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