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

Those are regulations from the first level 5 restrictions earlier this month. The regulations are being worked through right now and will be published later on this evening or tomorrow. Obviously, where people need certain works done so they can get into their house in the short term, we ask them to take a pragmatic and realistic approach on that and if someone is a week away from getting into a house that the work would continue in a safe manner to allow that family have a safe home. We are doing further work with regard to the social housing. Those discussions are still ongoing in government.

I expect the revised regulations referred to by the Deputy to be published later this evening, or at the latest in the morning, and they will be available to everyone. I will also ask local authorities directly to be pragmatic in their approach with people during these difficult times. The Deputy can come back to me with any specific queries he may have in that regard.

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