Mortgage interest relief will not be restored, says Varadkar

Latest rate hike means homeowners with €200k mortgage will see repayments rise by over €3,000 a year,  Sinn Féin claims

Leo Varadkar said there are no plans to reintroduce mortgage interest relief. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

There are no plans to reintroduce mortgage interest relief, the Tánaiste has told the Dáil.

Leo Varadkar said the measure existed in the past but did so, generally speaking, at a time when interest rates were much higher than they are even now.