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

I fully accept the need for legislation, although I still believe that the Pyrite Resolution Board could be repurposed. It could start its work pending the enactment of the new legislation, and then be underpinned by that. I urge the Minster to consider that.

Yesterday was the first anniversary of the announcement of the enhanced defective block scheme. The regulations for that scheme are still not complete and the scheme is not yet open. It is highly likely that even if it opens in the first quarter of next year, families will not access funds from it until the middle or end of next year. There could be a two-year gap between announcement and drawdown. The families in these properties do not have time to wait that long. When will a decision be made on interim or emergency measures? I accept and welcome that the Minister is considering such measures, but when does he expect to make a decision? How early next year does he expect the wider remediation scheme to be up and running?

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