Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 April 2024
426. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if she would be willing to carry out a review of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 and issues relating to the operation of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17322/24]
View answerThe Multi-Unit Developments (MUDs) Act 2011 was enacted with the primary purposes of reforming the law relating to the ownership and management of common areas of multi-unit developments, and facilitating the fair, efficient and effective management of owners' management companies (OMCs). The Programme for Government contains a commitment to conduct a review of the MUDs Act, to ensure that it is fit for purpose and that it acts in the best interests of residents.
The work of my Department in relation to multi-unit developments is guided by that of the Department for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, in view of its central role in this area. The importance of policy input from that Department is underlined by a number of important initiatives in relation to multi-unit developments that have recently been brought forward by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. These include the remediation scheme, which Minister O’Brien announced last year, and which will provide support for the remediation of apartments and duplexes with fire safety, structural safety and water ingress defects, constructed between 1991 and 2013.
Furthermore, an Interim Remediation Scheme for the funding of emergency fire safety defect works in apartments and duplexes was launched last December and is now open to applications from OMCs. Minister O’Brien also expects to publish this year, the draft legislation required to underpin the scheme, and to put in place the statutory scheme shortly thereafter.
It is important that the review of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 would be informed by these key ongoing and priority developments, and as such it is not possible at this point to say when the review of the Act will be completed.
