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

All of us in opposition want to do that, but there is enormous frustration, not just on this side of the House but among homeowners living with the reality of defects in apartments, duplexes and houses. Some of those homeowners are now staging a protest outside the Dáil every week, not just from Citywest but from Ennis and elsewhere. While we understand the legislation has to be done right and there has to be technical groundwork, there are people today who want to do remediation work but are nervous about doing it because they do not know whether they will be included in the final details of the scheme for emergency funding for mitigation measures.

I find it hard to believe a scheme will be open at the start of next year because the legislation for defective blocks was passed a year ago and is not open yet. There is a lot of work to do with regulations post the passing of the legislation. Can the Minister give more definitive information on when people will know what is and is not included in the emergency funding for mitigation? Can he give an indication of the publication date for the legislation? Can he give any information on his engagement with the insurance industry?

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