Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

The Coroners Bill is before the Seanad. I cannot give the Deputy any date when it will conclude there.

I did not raise the question of builders fleeing to Britain with Prime Minister Cameron. We had a range of other issues that we did discuss.

I have spoken to the Minister, Deputy Hogan. Deputy Broughan will be aware that the Minister of State, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, has met with some of the Priory Hall residents. This is a mess. When I hear claims from the major building organisations about cutbacks in the capital programme and so on, there is a responsibility here. The Minister, Deputy Hogan, is well aware of the requirement to put in place a system that does not allow this kind of cowboy tactic to impinge dramatically on the lives of families who, in good faith, purchased properties with a view to living their lives and raising their families there. They have found this horrendous spectre coming at them because of incompetence or greed. This has got to stop. The Minister is well aware of the sensitivity of this matter and is involved in discussions on it. There is another court case pending and a date has been set by the council in respect of the contribution it is making. We need to resolve this issue in respect of these families.

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