Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Deputy Ó Broin is right. That issue needs to be separate from the defects issue. The first phase of the evolution of owners' management companies was essentially about local authorities divesting responsibility. We have learned that this has not worked because cases where they have had to step in are more messy, difficult and complex. If there is going to be a significant programme of home-building, and I very much hope there will be, it will include apartments. We need to make put the legislation in place to protect the people who live in them and to allow communities to grow. A full review of Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 is really important. The legislation should not just tidy up local authority responsibility. It should give real power to owners and those living in apartment complexes.