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

I am concerned about the timeline for the legislation. In a number of recent replies to parliamentary questions the Minister has said that the general scheme will be published within the first half of next year. If that is the case then it is likely to conclude somewhere in the first half of next year, before the summer. As we have seen with the enhanced defective blocks scheme, it took a year from passage of the legislation to completion of the regulations. Therefore, it would be helpful if the Minister was able to provide clarity as to whether this time the legislation and regulations will be different to give people some comfort. If it works similarly to the revised defective blocks scheme, even if the legislation is published next year, it will not be until 2025 before a scheme opens, which is far too late. Is it the Minister's intention that the legislation would expand the remit of the pyrite resolution board to allow it to bring its expertise in defects remediation to this issue? A grand scheme would be the wrong approach. An end-to-end scheme, led by an enhanced pyrite resolution board under the auspices of the Housing Agency, is the best way to go. It would be welcome if the Minister could provide some clarity on that.

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