Seanad debates

Monday, 11 July 2022

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage

 

10:00 am

Photo of Robbie GallagherRobbie Gallagher (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I ask the Minister to update us on where we are with that. Where is the State on that journey as it attempts to make those responsible accountable for their actions? Another question has been raised with me several times. If I were to order a lorryload of blocks tomorrow morning, could I be 100% satisfied that those blocks would not be defective and there would be no issues with them? Would I have any comeback if there were issues? I would like that question answered today. I compliment the Minister on the scheme. I am aware that he and his officials have put a huge amount of effort into producing it. The families affected have been on this journey for over a decade. All they want is to get their lives back. They have been living through a nightmare. The pressure that it has put on families, marriages and children is incomprehensible. As I said previously, no matter how much compensation these people get, it will not come close to the heartache and turmoil that they have experienced for the last number of years.

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