Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The leaks from today's Cabinet meeting suggest that the concrete levy will be reduced from 10% to 5% and introduced next September rather than in April. This was clearly a decision made in response to the correct assertions from the Opposition in this House and every expert outside it that the levy would increase the cost of building homes in the midst of a housing and inflationary crisis.

Did the Cabinet seek or receive any advice that a 5% levy would not also increase the cost of building homes? What advice has the Cabinet received that any such increase would impact less in September as opposed to April? Can the Taoiseach also please outline why the Government has not sought to place the cost of the defective block redress on those that are actually responsible rather than on ordinary homebuyers?

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