Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 13 July 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion

Photo of Pádraig Mac LochlainnPádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

For the record, the members of Mr. Owen's organisation, who are professional engineers, have recommended that more than 200 homes be demolished in County Donegal. Those recommendations have not been agreed to and have been referred to the Housing Agency. That is the mess we are in. Engineers cannot agree how this should be resolved, but homeowners are supposed to work with the scheme.

My next question is for the homeowners. I thank them all for their presentations. It is harrowing listening to them. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage will be before the committee later. It stresses, as does the Minister, the consultation with stakeholders and how much was taken on board. Will the homeowners guide us on what questions and immediate concerns we should prioritise when the Department is before the committee? What questions would they put to the Department representatives if they were here today?

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