Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 January 2024
361. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that homeowners affected by fire defects (details supplied) must go outside of Ireland to insure their home and contents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4318/24]
View answerI announced on 11 December 2023 the opening of the Interim Remediation Scheme for the funding of emergency fire safety defect works in apartments and duplexes, constructed between 1991 and 2013. The purpose of this Scheme is to fund any interim measures that are necessary to provide an acceptable level of fire safety in buildings, pending completion of the full remedial works.
Matters relating to the regulation of the insurance sector fall under the remit of my colleague the Minister for Finance. I understand that he has engaged with the industry in regard to the general issue of housing defects. The sector has indicated their view that as a general principle, once buildings are certified as remediated under a Government Scheme then they will be treated in the same manner for insurance purposes as all other homes.
