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

My understanding is that money has been allocated this year for emergency works where fire safety is an issue. I will have to double-check with the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, the amount and how it can be drawn down. Realistically, I expect that it will be next year before we will have legislation on the scheme, but if we can do that sooner, we certainly will. This is an issue the Government is seized of and concerned about. In my constituency, unfortunately, a very large number of people are affected by buildings with apartment defects. I have disclosed my interest as somebody who owns an apartment with a building defect. It is certainly something we are working on and we want to help. People are, through no fault of their own, living in dangerous buildings and then have apartments, duplexes and houses they cannot then sell on. They are therefore stuck, and we want to help.

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