Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2023-06-20
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Leo Varadkar (FG), Dublin West

I heard the Deputy say that single first-time buyers have to earn €67,000 to buy their first home. The Deputy may have misread it or there may have been a different interpretation. I think the figure is that the median or average income of people buying their first home is €67,000. That, by definition, means that at least half of the people who bought their first home earn less than €67,000. These things are often very poorly reported but if the median is €67,000, at least half have to earn less than €67,000 for that to be true.

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Sitting date: 2023-06-20