Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)

I raised the matter of Balgaddy estate last week and the issues that have arisen in that estate. They are not unusual in that such issues have arisen in Ballymun where shoddy work has been done in recent years and builders built developments with practically no regulations in place. We are now experiencing such problems across this city and the country. Something needs to be done to sort this out and to tighten up regulations.

There is also the debacle of pyrite damage as a result of the lack of proper regulation and proper management in quarries and other places. It is not only the builders who are guilty in this instance. We need to tighten up the regulations. I ask the Minister of State to carefully examine this area.

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