Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)

Given the unfolding disaster in the construction industry in Leinster, with thousands of homes and infrastructural projects having to be completely rebuilt due to the presence of defective infill, does the Government plan a major investigation into the matter? Will new legislation or building regulations be introduced? The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has been invisible on this problem and does not want to know about it, even though thousands of young householders with huge mortgages who face colossal negative equity are utterly distraught because their homes are virtually worthless.

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