Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach to discuss Issues Related to Defective Concrete Blocks

The meeting at 1.30pm in Committee Room 3 of Leinster House will hear from representatives from the Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland, Insurance Ireland and Engineers Ireland.

Committee Cathaoirleach Deputy John McGuinness said: “The Joint Committee has previously heard from homeowners affected by defective blocks used in the construction of their dwellings of some of the difficulties they have faced with banks around mortgages and financing remedial works.

“Members welcome this engagement with the Banking and Payments Federation, Insurance Ireland and Engineers Ireland and we now look forward to discussing the mortgage and bank financing and the treatment of mortgage holders impacted by defective blocks.”

The Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has 14 Members, nine from the Dáil and five from the Seanad.

The meeting in Committee Room 3 can be viewed live on Oireachtas TV.

Committee proceedings can also be viewed on the Houses of the Oireachtas Smartphone App, available for Apple and Android devices.