Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 May 2026
743. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that he brought a memo to cabinet on 21 April 2026 on the retrospective funding of OMCs who have already funded the remediation of celtic tiger era building defects. [35187/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra749. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the eight pathfinder projects due to receive retrospective funding for building defects remediation; including a detailed update on where each pathfinder project is at; and the funding that has been approved and the outstanding issues to be addressed before funding will be released. [35328/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 743 and 749 together.
On 22 October 2024 the Government agreed the establishment of a Retrospective Costs Pathfinder Exercise from a representative sample of eight multi-unit developments, in order to identify and develop a potential appropriate process to address retrospective issues, based on fire safety remedial works completed.
It was agreed that the Minister would return to Government before any retrospective payments are made to update on the outcome from the pathfinder exercise including an estimate of costs for the retrospective aspects of the scheme, based on lessons learned from the pathfinder exercise.
The Housing Agency received a large volume of documentation from the respective Owner Management Companies (OMCs) which is being used to help identify an appropriate process to address retrospective issues more broadly. In particular, the Pathfinder Exercise supports development of a robust process around:
• Alignment with the existing Interim Remediation Scheme processes;
• Supporting Documentation and Timeframes;
• Certification and Standardisation of Evidence;
• Verification and Payment processes.
The Retrospective Costs Pathfinder Exercise is now complete. A Memorandum for Government was brought to Cabinet on 21 April 2026 and approval was received on a number of policy recommendations on Retrospective Grant Payments.
These policy recommendations will now form part of the drafting process and will be incorporated into the statutory scheme which is expected to be published by the Summer.
