(Second Supplementary Order Paper)

41 DÁIL ÉIREANN

Dé Máirt, 15 Meitheamh, 2021 Tuesday, 15th June, 2021

2 p.m.

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Fógra i dtaobh Leasuithe ar Thairiscint: Notice of Amendments to Motion

165. “That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — during the Celtic Tiger building boom, light touch building regulation, poor oversight of construction products and reckless practice by some developers, builders and suppliers have left thousands of homeowners with significant building defects; — in Donegal, Mayo and Clare, thousands of homeowners continue to be affected by defective blocks containing mica and pyrite; — in June 2017, the Report of the Expert Panel on Concrete Blocks identified that thousands of homes in Donegal, and hundreds of homes in Mayo, were in need of remediation from mica and pyrite defective blocks; — in 2020, the Government introduced the Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme, to be administered through Donegal and Mayo County Councils, providing 90 per cent of the costs of remediation; — during the course of 2021, it became clear to homeowners in Donegal and Mayo that the scheme was not fit for purpose and in many cases would only provide 70 per cent of the costs of remediation, or less; and — homeowners in Clare, and other counties affected by defective blocks, have yet to be included in this scheme; and agrees that: — homeowners, who purchased or built their homes in good faith, should not be liable for the costs of remediation caused by the incompetence, negligence or deliberate non-compliance of others; — the Government must immediately amend Statutory Instrument No. 25 of 2020, to provide those affected by defective blocks in Donegal, Mayo, Clare and other affected counties with 100 per cent redress, including remediation, storage and temporary accommodation costs; and

P.T.O. — the Government must also ensure that those responsible for the manufacture of defective blocks are held to account, and that industry contributes to the overall cost of remediating defective properties.” — Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, Chris Andrews, John Brady, Martin Browne, Pat Buckley, Matt Carthy, Sorca Clarke, Rose Conway- Walsh, Réada Cronin, Seán Crowe, David Cullinane, Pa Daly, Pearse Doherty, Paul Donnelly, Dessie Ellis, Mairéad Farrell, Kathleen Funchion, Thomas Gould, Johnny Guirke, Martin Kenny, Claire Kerrane, Mary Lou McDonald, Denise Mitchell, Imelda Munster, Johnny Mythen, Eoin Ó Broin, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Ruairí Ó Murchú, Louise O'Reilly, Darren O'Rourke, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Maurice Quinlivan, Patricia Ryan, Brian Stanley, Pauline Tully, Mark Ward, Violet-Anne Wynne.

Leasuithe: Amendments:

1. (a) To insert the word “Sligo” after “in Donegal, Mayo and Clare”;

(b) To insert the word “Sligo” after “homeowners in Clare”; and (c) To insert the word “Sligo” after “provide those affected by defective blocks in Donegal, Mayo, Clare,”. — Marian Harkin.

2. To insert the following after “and that industry contributes to the overall cost of remediating defective properties”:

“— the Government must launch a full public investigation into how defective material was sold into the housing market in such quantity and for so long, and that those responsible are held to account.”. — Peadar Tóibín.