Defective Building Materials
Dail Éireann — 2026-03-05
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Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (SF), Donegal

Please just accept our testimony. I can only speak with authority about Donegal but I listened to families in Mayo and Clare recently when they were before the Oireachtas housing committee. It is crystal clear we do not have anything near 100% redress in the west. That means the scheme currently benefits those of a certain age who can project-manage or can access €40,000, €50,000 or €100,000. The Minister heard me give an example and I could give many more of people having to find almost €200,000 and being locked into mortgages for another 15, 16 or 17 years. That is the reality and it is cruel.
The last time SCSI reported, it took a year and a half for legislation to be brought forward for people going through the scheme. I ask the Minister right now to send a letter to the SCSI. It is a tremendous organisation. It will carry out the work, which is to the benefit of the people, once he asks it. Will he do it now? What would delay him any longer?

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Sitting date: 2026-03-05