Marian Harkin (Sligo-Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

In the context of building defects, when does the Minister propose to formally include County Sligo in the defective concrete blocks grant scheme? In June 2021, I put forward an amendment to a motion to include County Sligo in that scheme and it was carried overwhelmingly in this House. Over the past two years, I have had many letters from the Minister's Department and to be fair, the Minister has always responded promptly. In the most recent letter, which I received at the end of January, the Minister stated the Department had completed its investigations and consultations and a report was being drawn up to, hopefully, include Sligo in the scheme. Where are we with that? Will the Minister give me an update? Will he give certainty to those people who have been waiting a very long time and find themselves in a really difficult position?

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