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

The Government committed to working with stakeholders such as the Apartment Owners' Network and the Construction Defects Alliance to do the most comprehensive report that has ever been done with regard to the scale of apartment defects. Some 28,000 homes were included in those surveys. We have a very good handle on the types of issues that have arisen and what needs to be done. The Taoiseach and I have said we need to grasp this nettle and that is what we are doing. I intend to bring recommendations to Government in advance of Christmas. The Deputy should also know that any scheme that is brought forward will have to be underpinned by legislation. I hope the Deputy will support it at that time because we are very serious about dealing with this issue. I engage with families all over the country on a weekly basis and keep in regular contact with the Construction Defects Alliance and its input into the work we have done has been most constructive. I will bring recommendations to Government in advance of Christmas.

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