Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 June 2023

Tuesday, 13 June 2023

Questions (755)

Darren O'Rourke

Question:

755. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the cost of establishing the working group to examine defects in housing, having regard to the recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage report Safe as Houses, and to assist owners of latent defect properties by identifying options for those impacted by defects, to access low-cost, long-term finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28029/23]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Deputy Darragh O'Brien)

I established the Working Group to examine defects in housing in February 2021 under the chairmanship of Mr Seamus Neely, former Chief Executive of Donegal County Council. The Working Group met as a plenary on 17 occasions and sub-groups met on approximately 50 occasions. The report of the Working Group was published in July 2022 and the Chair was paid a total of €19,152 for this work. There were no other costs associated with the operation of this Working Group.