Departmental Schemes
Dail Éireann — 2026-09-22
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John Cummins (FG), Waterford

As Deputy Ward will appreciate, I cannot give a blanket commitment on the floor of the Dáil this evening, but I can give a commitment to engaging with officials in the broader context of the policy issues that have arisen as a result of the Deputy's raising this item with both the Minister, Deputy Browne, and me and in putting this Topical Issue before the Dáil this evening. I thank him for doing that.
It is important to note the significant scale of the remediation scheme, which will be underpinned by legislation, and which is expected to be in the order of between €1.5 billion and €2.5 billion. The Minister, Deputy O'Brien, set up the working group to examine this in 2022. When it reported, it estimated that between 50% and 80% of apartments and duplexes that were constructed between 1991 and 2013 may be affected by one or more of the following: fire safety, structural safety and water ingress defects.
It is a significant scheme. Those pathfinder projects have been in place. We are trying to shape a scheme that will operate and will be as smooth as possible. However, as the Deputy will appreciate this is a complex area. Not every owner-management company is equal and there are challenges in that space. On foot of the Deputy raising this matter I will speak to the Minister, Deputy Browne, in the context of the broader policy considerations that it raises. Obviously, the intention is for purpose-built apartments and duplex developments. I do not know how many other potential sites could come into the scope that are similar to the Crofton building in Dún Laoghaire, but we will examine that.

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Sitting date: 2026-09-22