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

With respect to the wider redress scheme, we are very keen to see the general scheme. We will engage on it constructively, as we have done previously. On the basis of the press release the Minister issued, he has made a huge mistake. A grant scheme to owners' management companies to fund very complex remediation works in multi-unit developments is a mistake. If I am reading the press release wrong, the Minister should please correct me, but it seems he is following the flawed methodology of the defective block grant scheme in Donegal, which, as the he knows, is not functioning properly.

The Minister outlined a difference of opinion. He is right that my strong view is that, given the very strong track record of the Pyrite Resolution Board, its remit should have been expanded, with legislation if necessary, to take on this work. Was that option actively considered? Did the Minister meet representatives of the board to discuss it? Can he confirm that he intends to have a grant scheme for OMCs, many of which will not have the capacity or ability to manage very complex procurement and project-management issues related to remediation works far more complex than currently arise, as in the case of defective blocks?

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