He was one of the homeowners from the notorious Priory Hall apartments, forced to evacuate in 2011 due to serious fire safety defects. This started to change in 2017, when a Joint Oireachtas Housing Committee report on building control recommended a redress scheme for those impacted by building defects. The Apartment Owners Network, the Construction Defects Alliance and the 100% Not Our Fault Campaign demanded a redress scheme. Millfield Manor in Newbridge, Co Kildare, where a fire destroyed six houses in April 2015, is not included in the remediation scheme. He can and must deliver a comprehensive, end-to-end scheme providing 100% redress for owners and tenants living in Celtic Tiger era defective homes.

Source: Irish Examiner February 09, 2026 02:30 UTC