Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein)

As the Minister knows, the victims of the pyrite scandal in the east coast of Ireland, comprising 3,000 families, rightly received 100% redress. In the west of Ireland we did not get this. Worse, nine months ago the Government looked at the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland rates and increased the cap but this was for people who were new entrants. Hundreds of families are being denied more than €40,000. They cannot make the final payments to their builders. This has been going on for nine months. The Government said it would sort it out nine months ago. Every week I am told we will have the legislation. Will the Minister please promise us now, prior to the recess, that the legislation to allow for all homeowners in the scheme to avail of the increase in the cap, so they have a fighting chance of at least making up something towards 100% redress, will happen? There are two more weeks to go. It is absolutely essential that the legislation is introduced.

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