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

Like the Minister, I meet many of the affected homeowners and tenants in these properties. They have been enormously frustrated by the significant delays which would have been entirely avoidable had the Minister and his officials taken on board the detailed advice from Dublin Fire Brigade and others last year and early this year, rather than leaving it to the last minute in June, July and August of this year.

I have one follow-up question. Obviously, one challenge to emerge over the summer is that some of the schemes in question require repair to fire safety works that are not defects but are a result of a lack of maintenance by the OMC, often because of deficits in its management fee payments. Has a specific solution been found for that issue to ensure no works are delayed? If a solution has been found, can the Minister outline what that is? My view is the work should proceed and the Department should consider a way to claw back payments under the scheme for non-defects-related works such as fire alarms, etc., that need repair. Can the Minister provide an update on that?

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