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

I move amendment No. 24:

In page 36, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:

“(a) evidence that the applicant is eligible for latent defects insurance, and”.

This amendment is on registration and it seeks to require that any builder would have to provide evidence that he or she is eligible for latent defects insurance. At the committee it was correctly pointed out that latent defects insurance is required for each job and that in order to register, a builder would not necessarily be in possession of such insurance, which is a fair point. That is why this amendment seeks to enforce a requirement for eligibility for latent defects insurance. If someone is a rogue builder, he or she will have defects and deficiencies in a number of different projects and will not be eligible for latent defects insurance, in which case he or she should not be able to register to be a builder. I am interested to hear the response to this as the amendment has taken on board the comments that were made by the Minister of State on Committee Stage.

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