Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I acknowledge that the Deputy raised this matter on a number of occasions in the House last year and previously. I can confirm that it will be 100% redress, that there will be retrospection and that we will be establishing a new independent building regulator to try to make sure this does not happen again. That said, there will be checks and balances. It will not just be a case of people or management companies putting in a claim. It will have to be certified work, legitimately done, and all the rest of it, so there will be checks and balances in the scheme. I think this news will come as an enormous relief to tens of thousands of people and families around the country. I represent a suburban constituency with a lot of apartments and duplexes, and many of them need work done, particularly when it comes to fire safety, but also with regard to water ingress and security. The financial worry of this is huge and the emotional worry is huge, and that will be eased for a lot of people today.

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