Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate the response. All I ask is that the sooner the Minister is in a position to clarify any of those matters regarding when the regulations will be done, when the scheme will be open, and when there will be emergency accommodation, the better.

I have two other very quick questions because we are conscious of the Minister's time rather than ours. We could stay here all day. In respect of the interdepartmental working group that has met twice to examine the report on defective buildings, the Minister said he is hopeful of bringing a memo to Cabinet, again, at the end of this year. Is that the Minister's intention? I will correspond with the Minister on this matter as he invited our views on it. I will correspond with him to ask whether that will be forthcoming next week. Is he also considering any interim emergency measures for those homeowners whose homes, for example, have very severe fire safety defects and who cannot wait for a scheme? Will there be some interim or emergency measures at the end of this year or early next year?