Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2026-01-21
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Charles Ward (RDR), Donegal

There are 3,000 people on the scheme. I am one of them. Some 300 houses have been built and another 300 are going through that process. At this rate, it will be 150 years before we get 10,000 houses done and we have 25,000 to do. Materials are coming in that IS 465 needs to recognise. That is where the fault is. The appeals board is independent in name only. There is an issue with that, which I will raise with the Taoiseach at a later point. It has been clearly indicated that there are serious structural dangers with the scheme's design. Will the Taoiseach tell the Minister for housing to look at these test cases? I just need the Minister to look at these test cases. That is what I need to move forward. If he will accept this, it will help to change what is currently going on.

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Sitting date: 2026-01-21