Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

The cost of the pyrite remediation scheme will be more than €160 million and the cost of the mica redress scheme will be well over €1 billion. The potential cost of addressing fire safety defects and construction defects in apartments will run into well over €1 billion. The human cost for homeowners who through no fault of their own are living with the stress and anxiety of seeing their homes literally fall apart around them is measurable. The National Building Control and Market Surveillance Office, which checks and tests building material from quarries and other suppliers, does crucial work and it is operating at only 50% of its required staffing levels. Why is the Government operating this crucial function at only 50% of its required minimum staffing capacity? If the Government is serious about protecting homeowners and taxpayers, would it not make sense to resource this crucial function properly?

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