Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I also express my deepest sympathies to the family, friends and colleagues of former Minister Brendan Daly from County Clare. May he rest in peace.

I and many other Members of this House have met representatives of the Not Our Fault campaign who have been protesting outside Leinster House every week, including doing a full 24-hour stint recently. My constituency of Clare is represented on the group by Ms Lorraine Carew of Bru Na Sionna, an apartment complex in Shannon where serious fire defects have been identified. I commend Lorraine, Sam, Odette and the entire campaign group who have been steadfast in their resolve. The Construction Defects Alliance estimates that 120,000 homes built during the Celtic tiger did not meet building standards. Across the water, there was the unspeakable tragedy in Grenfell Tower due to apartments having fire defects. It is seared into all of our memories. Let it be a lesson. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage announced in January that there would be emergency funding. Maybe the Minister sees an emergency differently from the rest of us but it is now July, six months on, and there is only one week until the Dáil recess. Where is that emergency funding? Leaving people in distress is not a good look.

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