Govt Fails To Outline Intentions For Building Defects Redress Scheme

The government has come under fire for failing to outline its intentions for the Celtic Tiger-era building defects redress scheme.

Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien previously told both the Dáil and affected homeowners that the memo was to be tabled before the end of the year. It was expected that the memo would be tabled at cabinet on Wednesday, 21 December.

Criticising the government for delaying the memo, Sinn Féin representative Eoin Ó Broin said: "Homeowners have been waiting too long for a redress scheme to fix defects caused by lax government regulation and shoddy industry practice. Across the state, thousands of affected homeowners were eagerly awaiting news from cabinet today.


"Instead, they have been told they will have to wait until January. This is deeply disappointing. For the sake of the homeowners, I hope there are no further delays.

"Homeowners and tenants living in defective homes need 100% redress. They also need funding for emergency interim fire safety measures. 

"Any redress scheme must be end-to-end, must be managed by a single public agency and must be retrospective. Homeowners who did nothing wrong deserve nothing less."