Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 November 2023
404. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of the submission made by an organisation (details supplied) regarding a loan product for households impacted by defective blocks; his Department’s assessment of the proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53112/23]
View answerMy Department has had a number of engagements with the Banking and Payments Federation (BPFI) on specific issues raised by Defective Concrete Block homeowners to see what can be done to address their concerns.
My Department received an interim funding proposal from the BPFI and discussed this with the BPFI in a number of engagements in recent weeks. However, it is a matter which falls in the first instance under the remit of my colleague the Minister for Finance. I understand that his Department are now engaging with the BPFI on this matter in order to better inform their own position on the details underpinning the proposal.
