Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In my initial answer I wanted to inform the Deputy, the House and most importantly residents that there is work ongoing on this on a daily basis. We have appointed the programme manager in the Housing Agency, who will be speaking to residents next week when we have a further webinar on 14 November. I am pleased to inform homeowners that the interim scheme addressing essential fire safety works is being finalised. That will be completed within a matter of weeks. The Housing Agency is appointing a programme manager to co-ordinate the scheme. The Housing Agency has the expertise and we have the programme manager in place, who is a senior staff member who will operate this. That meeting with residents will take place next Monday, 13 November and I encourage all of those who are affected to be there. Within a matter of weeks, hopefully at the end of this month, we will be able to open the scheme for applications. We have already done some work on the portal, on which residents have been updating their details of the specific defects in their estate. We have captured a lot of information there. I intend that within the next few weeks we will have the interim scheme open. I understand that there is a frustration among people because serious works need to be done but I want to recommit and say in the House that the Government is committed to moving this scheme forward.

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