828 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many couples who cannot afford to buy a home on the open market are deemed as being ineligible for affordable housing schemes due to the way the income test is calculated for dual-income families; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that this is creating a particular group of people with incomes that fall between being eligible for affordable housing and earning enough to get a mortgage which will allow them to buy on the open market. [25716/06]

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828 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many couples who cannot afford to buy a home on the open market are deemed as being ineligible for affordable housing schemes due to the way the income test is calculated for dual-income families; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that this is creating a particular group of people with incomes that fall between being eligible for affordable housing and earning enough to get a mortgage which will allow them to buy on the open market. [25716/06]

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