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

I suppose the two specific questions I asked remain unanswered, so I will ask them again. Can the Minister tell us when he hopes to introduce the legislation? Even a ballpark figure in terms of the quarter would be helpful. Can he tell us when that hardship fund will be available for application? People need to know. With respect to retrospection, what certainty will the Minister be able to give to people if they are taking a decision to spend money now on remediation that it will be covered be retrospection? Also, can he clarify the position of approved housing bodies, AHBs, and the small number of houses - not apartments and duplexes - particularly in multi-unit development schemes that also have defects but so far have not been included? As the Minister is aware, Millfield Manor in Newbridge is the most famous case where defects were in houses as well as, we suspect, in apartments and duplexes.

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