Robbie Gallagher (Fianna Fail)

I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Grealish, and his guests to the House.

I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Cummins, for outlining the interim remediation scheme. There is an urgency attached to this because we are speaking about fire safety. On the face of it, listening to the Minister of State's response, it has been a fairly long-winded exercise to date. We are going through the pathfinder route, which makes sense from the point of view of learning lessons before we roll out the entire scheme.

I have several quick questions. Will the Minister of State tell me how long it will be approximately before the scheme is up and running for all apartment owners? I look forward to the Minister of State's response on the broader scheme. Many people bought these apartments back in 2008 and 2009 and they are their homes. In the intervening years, many have moved on and have had children but they are trapped in this situation. I cannot stress enough the urgency of progress on both issues.