Ireland plans to extend expanded help-to-buy home scheme beyond 2020

Ireland plans to extend a newly expanded government subsidy for first-time home buyers beyond the six-month window announced as part of a plan to stimulate the coronavirus-hit economy, Deputy Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Friday."It is intended to extend it beyond December 31 but we have to do a consultation with the Central Bank first," Varadkar told Virgin Television news in an interview.