Lynn Boylan (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 36:

In page 22, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: "(11) Within seven weeks of the passing of this Act the Minister shall lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report examining whether an exceptional circumstances grounds for the awarding of a remediation grant under the scheme, as provided for in section 17 of the Pyrite Resolution Act of 2013, should be introduced by way of amending legislation.".

This amendment relates to the exceptional circumstances that were provided for in the Pyrite Resolution Act 2013.This amendment seeks just to echo that in order that the people who will access this remediation fund will be treated the same as those who have accessed the pyrite scheme. As Senator Gavan said earlier, all these amendments are put forward on behalf of the families. They give real examples. In the case of a row of terraced houses, for example, if the first and third houses have defective blocks but the house in the middle does not, and if demolition is required on the two affected houses, the person in the middle house should be able to avail of the scheme due to the exceptional circumstances. That was provided for under the pyrite remediation scheme, so I look forward to hearing the Minister's explanation as to why it is not provided for in this Bill and I encourage him to accept the amendment.