The Tánaiste claims the number of young people getting mortgages is at its highest level since the mid-2000s.
Micheál Martin says the number of first-time buyers in the past two years is significant.
It comes as the Housing Minister prepares to tell Cabinet today that a number of vacant houses have been brought into use, and houses are being built faster.
Speaking before the meeting, the Tánaiste defended the government's record on housing:
"The number of drawdowns of first-time mortgages is at an all-time record. The number of young people who are getting mortgages, drawing down those mortgages to purchase new homes is at an all-time high, I think it's the highest since the mid-2000s."
He added: "That's where the progress is being made and there have been substantial subsidies brought forward in a variety of schemes to facilitate more affordable homes."
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