Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)

None to date. They have only been recently received and they are being assessed.

I do not want to see any delay. Deputy Stanley referred to reports being prepared and then gathering dust. I do not want to see this gathering dust. I want to ensure that there is action on foot of the recommendations because, as the Deputy will be aware, it nearly took a Herculean effort to get everybody on board in relation to the advisory group.

It was a fairly high-level advisory group and now that we have recommendations, let us act on them. The recommendations will not satisfy everybody. All I can say from my preliminary perusal is that they are a good start. That is what it is, just a start.

I certainly would be encouraging the Department. There will be no delay or obfuscation on my part. I want this to work. My primary concern is the residents and those who paid big money for houses in those estates, some of which are deemed unsafe or fail to comply with the building regulations.

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