Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Minister and I can both agree on the dire need for the work to happen as quickly as possible in the most damaged ones first. In the absence of being able to pursue the industry, is he confident there will be sufficient money coming from the Exchequer to repair in the first instance the most damaged houses? Will this be a time-limited scheme to deal with the ones that will have problems into the future?

There is a great deal of concern among people who did not have insurance and have had to repair the houses themselves because they were no longer fit to live in. There is fury over the lack of justice in not including them in some respect in the scheme. The Minister referred to the ongoing court cases involving insurance companies. Are there any other means available? Could the Government take a legal challenge?

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