Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 13 July 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion

Photo of Pádraig Mac LochlainnPádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Okay. Mr. Ó Coigligh went on to say that it is not a compensation or redress scheme but rather a grant scheme. This is the thing that drives homeowners mad. This is deeply hurtful. Mr. Ó Coigligh heard the testimonies earlier, although maybe he did not hear all of them, about what this has done to people's lives.

I live in Buncrana. I look to my right-hand side outside my house and I see the quarry that was predominantly responsible for all the homes. People's lives have been utterly destroyed. People of my generation were good, honest people who built their own homes. We did what we were supposed to do, which is work hard, pay our taxes and build our homes. Their lives have been utterly destroyed. They are intelligent people. This is not a redress scheme. It is a grant scheme and it is not 100%. It will be tens of thousands of euro out, at best, and in some cases, it will be €100,000 or €200,000 out. They are the facts. I have to put that on record today. This is not the vast majority. The vast majority will not get 100% redress. Does Mr. Ó Coigligh agree with that?

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