Defective Building Materials
Dail Éireann — 2023-01-26
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Paul Murphy (PBP), Dublin South-West

First, this is not a few bad apples in the construction industry when you are dealing with 50% to 80% of all apartments and duplexes built between 1991 and 2013. As it was happening in a widespread way, in terms of recouping the costs, is there not a case for a tax on the profits of the construction industry responsible for this problem?
Second, if the Minister has time, will he expand on what it means for the retrospective work to be certified? He is talking about it being certified now, retrospectively, by the fire brigade saying this was necessary.
Third, if homes in developments that were done as a whole are not included in these schemes, we will just have to come back to this problem. Why not include the homes in these developments, which include apartments and duplexes, now?

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Sitting date: 2023-01-26