Barry Ward (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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809. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding a timeline for the publication and progression of legislation to underpin the defects remediation schemes to support apartment owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29682/25]

Emer Currie (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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829. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill; when he expects this piece of legislation to come before the Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29995/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 809 and 829 together.

The drafting of the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill is progressing. Various issues requiring legal advice are under consideration. The Bill is included in the Government Legislation Summer Programme 2025 and I intend to seek Government approval to publish shortly. Subject to this approval, the General Scheme will be made available to undergo pre-legislative scrutiny.

The Statutory Scheme is expected to be in place later this year. The Statutory Scheme will provide supports for the remediation of relevant fire safety, structural safety and water ingress defects in purpose-built apartment buildings, including duplexes, constructed between 1991 and 2013. It is envisaged that 100% of eligible remediation costs will be funded under the Scheme.