Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his response and his undertaking to discuss the possibility of a tax rebate with the Minister for Finance and to communicate with the local authority on the matter. However, I do not accept the Government cannot intervene on the basis that it is a matter only for the contracting parties. Government involvement would greatly facilitate productive negotiations and a workable solution. Such an intervention would not be unheard of. In fact, it has been done before. It would greatly help the residents, many of whom have no experience in terms of how to proceed and how to find a solution.

I ask the Minister of State for further clarity in this regard. I urge him to come back to me in early course on the question of tax breaks. This is an urgent issue. The building control regulations introduced in 2014 were very welcome but are of absolutely no use to the Beacon South Quarter residents. I am pleading with the Government to facilitate a discussion with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. There is also the fact that the National Asset Management Agency had a role in this when it sold block B1 to Clúid. The State cannot simply wash its hands of facilitating a workable solution.

The Beacon South Quarter residents would appreciate any kind of assistance at this stage.

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