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

The Deputy has made a very important point. I will meet the chief executive this Friday, when I intend to discuss this matter with him. We are working very co-operatively with Donegal County Council. Certainly, I have seen the images and I have spoken to owners of homes that are in a very poor state of repair. As the Deputy knows, we have already made some changes in respect of the weathering grant in that we brought it forward. I am certain we will be able to front-load some of the expenses where homes are dangerous. I want to do that. I want to get the scheme up and running and homes beginning to be remediated, especially in County Donegal. It is happening in County Mayo. We will bring in regulations before the end of the year to underpin the scheme. I will come back to the Deputy, Deputy Pringle and my colleagues in County Donegal, including the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, following my meeting with the chief executive and his team, which I will have this week.

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