Have we learned anything from shoddy Celtic Tiger building?
Building Control Authorities here have the full-time equivalent of just 58 officers. Ireland’s councils simultaneously employ 74 dog wardens
Building Control Authorities here have the full-time equivalent of just 58 officers. Ireland’s councils simultaneously employ 74 dog wardens
Development in north Dublin, launched with fanfare in 2006, has been plagued with construction issues including pyrite
Severe shortage of rental accommodation on Inishowen peninsula affecting families who want to have their defective homes rebuilt
As the remediation scheme for defective homes trudges through the legal system, the families of the 2002 fire victims continue to mourn
Proposals to reform probate and conveyancing and strategy expected to go to Cabinet
When a property goes to market seeking a cash-only buyer, it’s sometimes down to construction, planning and boundary issues
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Latest measures do not extend requirement for sprinklers in underground car parks, Oireachtas Committee on Housing told
Government yet to appoint senior counsel to investigate defective blocks controversy despite promise last year
Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien to seek Cabinet approval for extension of Rent Pressure Zone rules until December 2025
Roof of one of the blocks at Hyde Square apartment complex in Kilmainham had to be held together with push/pull ties
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
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Oireachtas committee told about absence of national standard approach by planners
People in apartments with fire safety issues still ‘living with fear’
Housing Agency is told target of premises to be repaired was reduced to 242 from 285 in 2022
Scheme for those affected by mica and defective blocks could cost State more than €3.65bn
Many boom-time builders and developers grew rich on the back of tens of thousands of shoddy and dangerous apartments. Should we not identify these people?
Niamh Towey led an investigation into the scale of shoddy building practices during the Celtic Tiger era and heard the grim stories of many owners
Concerns about proposal in plan to repay property owners who have already paid remediation costs
Full cost of repairs to between 62,500 and 100,000 properties is to be covered by the State
Cost to the exchequer is estimated to be between €1.5 billion and €2.5 billion
Coalition is preparing to sign off on a plan to address defects in up to 100,000 apartments
Darragh O’Brien wants the State to fund the works, which could cost up to €2.5 billion
An estimated 92,000 apartments built during boom could be affected by legacy defects
‘This isn’t just the developers who are doing wrong – this is the Government, too’
Politicians seldom get past gates of apartment complexes to discuss defects issues
Damien English told to ‘get your head out of the sand’ and help homeowners fix defects
Defects in new buildings can leave owners in huge debt, with little legal recourse
Residents in four Celtic Tiger-era developments face steep bills, eviction and costly litigation
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