An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Dail Éireann — 2024-02-20
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Thomas Pringle (IND), Donegal

People whose homes are affected by defective blocks are stuck between the banks, which say mortgageability over remediated properties is dependent on certification by engineers, valuers, surveyors and others, and engineers who have raised issues over certifying based on the remediation options that are outlined in the Government scheme. This leaves property owners in an impossible situation. These concerns must be addressed. The Government needs to commit to a cross-sectoral response to the issue of mortgageability of homes under the scheme.
I was very disappointed to hear that the meeting of the defective concrete block subcommittee that was due to take place tomorrow has been cancelled. The Government needs to start standing up for homeowners. I met with a Donegal woman in her 70s recently who is looking at at least €80,000 in excess of expenses on top of the redress scheme. She does not know how she is going to come up with that money. This is a so-called 100% redress scheme.

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Sitting date: 2024-02-20