Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)

I sympathise with what the residents of Priory Hall are going through. Every week I hear horror stories about apartments across the city. Priory Hall is just the beginning. Is there anything the Minister of State can tell me or this House that will allow us to deal in a proper and controlled manner with the outrageous developments that were built during the period in which there was little or no regulation of apartment building? I deal with complaints about elements of cold bridging, bedrooms being unusable and there being no insulation in buildings. This is prevalent in estates from Clondalkin across the city. While the problems in Priory Hall must be addressed as a matter of urgency we must put in situ a plan to deal with some of the outrageous problems we have inherited from the lack of regulation of the building sector over a long period. Will the Minister of State confirm he will examine the manner in how we can progress from the mess we have inherited?

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