Francis Noel Duffy (Dublin South West, Green Party)
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I welcome the delegates and thank them for attending to provide us with their insights on redressing legacy building defects. I congratulate them on their resolve and continued campaign for redress. I hope to continue to assist them, as the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, has done to date.

As noted in the delegates' presentations, addressing housing defects is part of the negotiated programme for Government. A commitment was made to examine defects in the first 12 months. As discussed here today, a working group is being set up by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to determine how to deal with building defects. The aim is to "Assist owners of latent defect properties, by identifying options for those impacted by defects, to access low-cost, long-term finance" and other suitable measures.

My question has been partially covered. Do the delegates believe the timeline of the working group is sufficient? Will the work conclude in time for next year's budget?