Under 50% Of Kildare Rebuilding Ireland Homeloan Applications Approved.

Monday, 28 June 2021 22:21

By Ciara Plunkett @plunkettciara

The figures are for the 11 months to May.

Fewer than half the Rebuilding Ireland homeloan applications in Kildare have been approved.

The Dept. of Housing says 133 application were made to Kildare Couunty Council between June of last year, and May 2021.

Of those, 59 were approved.

Nationally, around 45% of applications have been green-lit.

The homeloans are available to first time buyers who have been refused mortgages by two credit institutions.

Minister for Housing, Darragh O'Brien, says "Each local authority must have in place a credit committee and it is a matter for the committee to make the decision on applications for loans, in accordance with the regulations, having regard to the recommendations made by the Housing Agency."

Local Authority	Total Applications Assessed June 2020 - May 2021	Total Applications Recommended to Approve June 2020 - May 2021
Carlow County Council	18	8
Cavan County Council	7	5
Clare County Council	29	15
Cork City Council	126	59
Cork County Council	172	79
Donegal County Council	27	16
Dublin City Council	207	141
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council	32	17
Fingal County Council	171	102
Galway City Council	32	21
Galway County Council	59	23
Kerry County Council	107	36
Kildare County Council	133	59
Kilkenny County Council	56	32
Laois County Council	42	20
Leitrim County Council	18	6
Limerick City & County Council	53	23
Longford County Council	39	20
Louth County Council	57	27
Mayo County Council	29	12
Meath County Council	64	44
Monaghan County Council	22	7
Offaly County Council	21	8
Roscommon County Council	17	8
Sligo County Council	28	8
South Dublin County Council	101	47
Tipperary County Council	46	26
Waterford City & County Council	65	29
Westmeath County Council	18	13
Wexford County Council	88	37
Wicklow County Council	108	42
Total	1992	990

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