Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

At the Not Our Fault 100% Redress conference held in Tallaght a number of weeks ago, the question that all of the affected homeowners had was when these supports would be provided. They made it very clear they wanted, and I support their demand for, 100% redress because, as the Minister rightly said, they did not cause these defects. They made a very clear call for retrospective provision because there are homeowners who have to undertake fire safety works right now under instruction from the Dublin Fire Brigade, if not from their insurance providers. They also stressed the need for emergency measures now, particularly for those families living in unsafe apartments.

The Minister has been in government for two years. There is a programme for Government commitment and the report has been published. The concern many have is that even if a decision is taken by the Cabinet in December, it has taken more than a year to get the enhanced defective blocks scheme. These families cannot wait a year to a year and a half, so what reassurance can the Minister give them that a scheme will be speedily introduced early next year, notwithstanding the need for legislation, and when will a decision on emergency measures be taken?

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