Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)

I welcome the fact the Minister will be examining these issues, although I hope he will do more than examine them. I am glad he is inching towards that. The elephant in the room is the question of what he proposes to do to deal with the existing breaches of regulations in places such as Priory Hall. Tens of thousands of homeowners are affected by issues such as water ingress, drainage problems, unfinished estates, inadequate fire safety and pyrite. These are existing problems. I respect the fact that the Minister will be examining this in the future, which is necessary - a clerk of works system is required - but he needs to tell us how he will help the tens of thousands of families who are caught up in this situation now, with Priory Hall and Belmayne to the forefront.

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