Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)

I am aware of the court case and its implications but we assume there will be an appeal to the Supreme Court, which could take three or four years. Even since the cases outlined in the reply there have been more suspect cases involving pyrite in Ballymun. Two more places have been identified and there was a public meeting recently to discuss the major problem.

The issue is mainly confined to Dublin and its north side. People resorting to litigation could see the process strung out for years and no result might come about because the problem is so big. We must consider making some kind of funding available. We all know money is scarce but I have been to these houses and looked at them. It is traumatic for any family to have their houses torn asunder.

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