Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The proposal was put forward last autumn. The BPFI is pressurising the Department to make a decision on this issue. It speaks about the harm being caused and the distress to individuals. This is not the only issue on the table. Other issues relate to the ability of the homes to be mortgaged, which is something we all take for granted. Is it the case that the Government is giving a guarantee that the scheme it has put in place will result in a certificate of remediation, and it is absolutely the position these homes will fully be able to be mortgaged and insured? This is the core question for the Government. These issues fall in the domain of the Minister for Finance. Is this the position of the Government? When will we get to the point where this is actionable? This shows the haphazard nature of the scheme. If it were not for a number of individuals in the redress focus groups, this issue would not even have been on the radar of the Department of Finance or the Department of housing. It is a crucial issue. The issue is that after the grant is spent and the houses are rebuilt will they be able to be mortgaged and will they be fully insurable?

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