TAOISEACH USES BALLYBRIT SPEECH TO HINT AT HOUSING SCHEME

Date Published: 15-Sep-2008

The Taoiseach has indicated that the Government is to put a new scheme in place to help people purchase homes.The package is aimed at helping those who cannot get credit from financial institutions and is being designed to stimulate positive movement in the construction sector.Brian Cowen made his remarks in a speech at the opening of the Fianna Fail two-day "think-in" in Ballybrit.Earlier people opposed to the Lisbon Treaty and the re-introduction of third level fees, gathered at the Clayton Hotel in Ballybrit to lobby politicians.