John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 281: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the actions if any, he intends to take to sort out the construction defects at a location (details supplied) in County Carlow; if the solutions put forward by an independent energy assessor will be funded by him through Respond or the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32124/11]

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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These houses were built in 2006/2007 by Respond on behalf of Carlow County Council and the issues raised are therefore appropriate to the Housing Authority who are responsible for the management and maintenance of these properties.

I understand from Carlow County Council that the Council recently engaged an independent energy/insulation expert to examine the houses at this location, and 25 houses were independently assessed. The findings of this examination are that these houses are compliant with the Building Regulations in force at the time of construction and there are no construction defects. A number of minor maintenance items were identified and these will be addressed under the council's maintenance budget.