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

I thank Deputy Pringle for raising this issue. Deputy Mac Lochlainn raised it previously and, obviously, so did my Government colleagues. I met with the chief executive and two directors of services from Donegal County Council very recently. We went through the specific issue regarding those homes that are deemed to be uninhabitable right now and discussed how we can advance the arrangements with regard to expenses and other accommodation. Those are the same enhanced measures we brought forward in the new defective concrete blocks scheme that is underpinned by the legislation we passed. I am waiting for the local authority to revert to me on some items, particularly around the scale of that particular cohort of homeowners we want to help, and we will help. We are working through that right now. I will keep Deputies from the region fully informed of progress on that. I am acutely aware of how urgent it is, however. The basis we are doing this is under the new enhanced scheme.

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