Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 14 October 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Multiple Unit Developments: Discussion

2:00 am

Mr. Brian Lambe:

Both questions point to where a regulator would be greatly supportive. On the rent piece, we were proposing an annual return from OMCs to a regulator so there would be a level of push for financial governance to be in place. To the Senator's suggestion, if there were difficulties or struggles getting certain members to pay, there could be dispute resolution or independent advice, etc. The same would apply with roofs or penthouses, or those kinds of nuanced examples. Right now, the only recourse is via a hefty legal route, involving legal letters, courts, etc., sometimes to little or no outcome. Perhaps having a regulator in place to mandate, guide and support would be a solution.

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