Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is good to know that the Department is trying to quantify the issues, as the Minister of State mentioned. He said the level of defects that has come back is quite low. That surprises me to some degree but I suppose it really depends on how seriously one takes the existing defects. The primary issue is fire safety and that is where we have seen the most publicised incidence of people having to be evacuated from apartment blocks and multi-unit developments. There are others out there and I know both the Minister and Minister of State are aware of them, with owner management companies and owners trying to work through those issues. Nobody is working to abrogate those responsibilities but they are seeking support.

The Minister of State said implementation is ongoing but has a timeline been set for the implementation of the recommendations? Does he see this as an ongoing process? Will we get to a stage where we would establish in the area of owner management companies a proper regulator? This would amount to a go-to office for owner management companies that might be able to collate this information. It surprises me somewhat that the level of defects found so far seems to be quite small, according to the response. I do not know the percentage.

See this speech in context