Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 May 2021
250. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the terms of reference of the independent working group to examine the issue of defective housing include a review of the current financial assistance scheme for the remediation of damaged dwellings due to defective concrete blocks, also known as the MICA redress scheme. [27568/21]
View answerThe Programme for Government sets out a number of commitments in respect of the important policy area of building defects and provides for an examination of defects in housing, having regard to the recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing report, "Safe as Houses".
The terms of reference of the working group to examine defects in housing does not include a review of the current financial assistance scheme for the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged due to the use of Defective Concrete Blocks.
