Roof of one of the blocks at Hyde Square apartment complex in Kilmainham had to be held together with push/pull ties
Housing Defects
Many may have to pay large sums to make their buildings fire-safety compliant
The owners of up to 100,000 affected buildings stand to benefit from the measures, rolled out in advance of more comprehensive State support scheme being finalised
Taoiseach tells Dáil he and other Cabinet members ‘personally affected’ by building defects
Legislation is now due to pass in 2024, with payments set to be in place later that year — close to next election
Plan involves agency establishing panel of five or six private developers with whom it would work on specific construction projects
Amending the Constitution would not fix our broken housing system, but it could establish a basic floor of protection
State body to expand activity so public, social and affordable housing projects can move quickly to construction
Figures cautiously welcomed by homeless charities who emphasise ‘delivery of social housing must be maintained’
Engineering Ireland to tell Oireachtas committee that more research needed on mica and pyrite
Alarm systems, emergency lighting and increased fire safety inspections recommended to address defects estimated to affect up to 100,000 Celtic Tiger-era apartments
Cabinet approved in January plans to fund repair of defective apartments but resistance in Government departments has left owners nervous
Seen & Heard: Regulator’s warning; Michael O’Leary’s big payday; and the Rotunda’s Clerys Quarter move
Oireachtas committee told about absence of national standard approach by planners
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