Vóta Dála · 15 Deireadh Fómhair 2025

Reform of the Defective Concrete Redress Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]

Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to"

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Carried

Tá: 79
Níl: 64
Staon: 0

Áiritheoirí: Tá, Deputies Mary Butler and Emer Currie; Níl, Deputies Charles Ward and Paul Murphy.

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Conas a vótáil gach páirtí

Páirtí	Tá	Níl	Staon	Gan vóta	Formhór
Fianna Fáil	41	–	–	7	Tá
Sinn Féin	–	34	–	5	Níl
Fine Gael	31	–	–	6	Tá
Independent	7	4	–	4	Gan fuip
Labour Party	–	8	–	3	Níl
Social Democrats	–	9	–	2	Níl
Independent Ireland	–	3	–	1	Níl
People Before Profit-Solidarity	–	2	–	1

Conas a vótáil gach TD

172 as 172 TD á dtaispeáint

Aengus Ó SnodaighSinn Féin · Dublin South-Central
Níl
Aidan FarrellySocial Democrats · Kildare North
Níl
Aindrias MoynihanFianna Fáil · Cork North-West
Tá
Aisling DempseyFianna Fáil · Meath West
Tá
Alan DillonFine Gael · Mayo
Tá
Alan KellyLabour Party · Tipperary North
Níl
Albert DolanFianna Fáil · Galway East
Tá
Ann GravesSinn Féin · Dublin Fingal East
Níl
Barry HeneghanIndependent · Dublin Bay North
Tá
Barry WardFine Gael · Dún Laoghaire
Tá
Brendan SmithFianna Fáil · Cavan-Monaghan
Tá
Brian BrennanFine Gael · Wicklow-Wexford
Tá
Brian StanleyIndependent · Laois
Níl
Carol NolanIndependent · Offaly
Níl
Cathal CroweFianna Fáil · Clare
Tá
Catherine ArdaghFianna Fáil · Dublin South-Central
Tá
Catherine CallaghanFine Gael · Carlow-Kilkenny
Tá
Cathy BennettSinn Féin · Cavan-Monaghan
Níl
Charles Ward100% RDR · Donegal
Níl
Charlie McConalogueFianna Fáil · Donegal
Tá
Christopher O'SullivanFianna Fáil · Cork South-West
Tá
Cian O'CallaghanSocial Democrats · Dublin Bay North
Níl
Ciarán AhernLabour Party · Dublin South-West
Níl
Claire KerraneSinn Féin · Roscommon-Galway
Gan vóta
Colm BrophyFine Gael · Dublin South-West
Tá
Colm BurkeFine Gael · Cork North-Central
Gan vóta
Conor D. McGuinnessSinn Féin · Waterford
Gan vóta
Conor SheehanLabour Party · Limerick City
Níl
Cormac DevlinFianna Fáil · Dún Laoghaire
Tá
Danny Healy-RaeIndependent · Kerry
Gan vóta
Dara CallearyFianna Fáil · Mayo
Tá
Darragh O'BrienFianna Fáil · Dublin Fingal East
Gan vóta
Darren O'RourkeSinn Féin · Meath East
Níl
David CullinaneSinn Féin · Waterford
Níl
David MaxwellFine Gael · Cavan-Monaghan
Tá
Denise MitchellSinn Féin · Dublin Bay North
Níl
Dessie EllisSinn Féin · Dublin North-West
Níl
Donna McGettiganSinn Féin · Clare
Níl
Donnchadh Ó LaoghaireSinn Féin · Cork South-Central
Níl
Duncan SmithLabour Party · Dublin Fingal East
Níl
Eamon ScanlonFianna Fáil · Sligo-Leitrim
Tá
Edward TimminsFine Gael · Wicklow
Tá
Emer CurrieFine Gael · Dublin West
Tá
Emer HigginsFine Gael · Dublin Mid-West
Tá
Eoghan KennyLabour Party · Cork North-Central
Níl
Eoin HayesSocial Democrats · Dublin Bay South
Níl
Eoin Ó BroinSinn Féin · Dublin Mid-West
Níl
Erin McGreehanFianna Fáil · Louth
Tá
Fionntán Ó SúilleabháinSinn Féin · Wicklow-Wexford
Níl
Frankie FeighanFine Gael · Sligo-Leitrim
Tá
Gary GannonSocial Democrats · Dublin Central
Níl
Ged NashLabour Party · Louth
Gan vóta
George LawlorLabour Party · Wexford
Níl
Gillian TooleIndependent · Meath East
Tá
Grace BolandFine Gael · Dublin Fingal West
Tá
Helen McEnteeFine Gael · Meath East
Gan vóta
Hildegarde NaughtonFine Gael · Galway West
Gan vóta
Holly CairnsSocial Democrats · Cork South-West
Gan vóta
Ivana BacikLabour Party · Dublin Bay South
Níl
Jack ChambersFianna Fáil · Dublin West
Tá
James BrowneFianna Fáil · Wexford
Tá
James GeogheganFine Gael · Dublin Bay South
Gan vóta
James LawlessFianna Fáil · Kildare North
Tá
James O'ConnorFianna Fáil · Cork East
Tá
Jen CumminsSocial Democrats · Dublin South-Central
Níl
Jennifer Carroll MacNeillFine Gael · Dún Laoghaire
Tá
Jennifer Murnane O'ConnorFianna Fáil · Carlow-Kilkenny
Tá
Jennifer WhitmoreSocial Democrats · Wicklow
Gan vóta
Jerry ButtimerFine Gael · Cork South-Central
Tá
Jim O'CallaghanFianna Fáil · Dublin Bay South
Tá
Joanna ByrneSinn Féin · Louth
Gan vóta
Joe CooneyFine Gael · Clare
Tá
Joe NevilleFine Gael · Kildare North
Tá
John BradySinn Féin · Wicklow
Níl
John ClendennenFine Gael · Offaly
Tá
John ConnollyFianna Fáil · Galway West
Tá
John CumminsFine Gael · Waterford
Gan vóta
John LahartFianna Fáil · Dublin South-West
Tá
John McGuinnessFianna Fáil · Carlow-Kilkenny
Gan vóta
John Paul O'SheaFine Gael · Cork North-West
Tá
Johnny GuirkeSinn Féin · Meath West
Níl
Johnny MythenSinn Féin · Wexford
Níl
Keira KeoghFine Gael · Mayo
Tá
Ken O'FlynnIndependent Ireland · Cork North-Central
Níl
Kevin Boxer MoranIndependent · Longford-Westmeath
Tá
Kieran O'DonnellFine Gael · Limerick City
Tá
Liam QuaideSocial Democrats · Cork East
Níl
Louis O'HaraSinn Féin · Galway East
Níl
Louise O'ReillySinn Féin · Dublin Fingal West
Níl
Maeve O'ConnellFine Gael · Dublin Rathdown
Tá
Máire DevineSinn Féin · Dublin South-Central
Gan vóta
Mairéad FarrellSinn Féin · Galway West
Níl
Malcolm ByrneFianna Fáil · Wicklow-Wexford
Tá
Marian HarkinIndependent · Sligo-Leitrim
Tá
Marie SherlockLabour Party · Dublin Central
Gan vóta
Mark WallLabour Party · Kildare South
Gan vóta
Mark WardSinn Féin · Dublin Mid-West
Níl
Martin DalyFianna Fáil · Roscommon-Galway
Tá
Martin HeydonFine Gael · Kildare South
Tá
Martin KennySinn Féin · Sligo-Leitrim
Níl
Mary ButlerFianna Fáil · Waterford
Tá
Mary Lou McDonaldSinn Féin · Dublin Central
Gan vóta
Matt CarthySinn Féin · Cavan-Monaghan
Níl
Mattie McGrathIndependent · Tipperary South
Gan vóta
Maurice QuinlivanSinn Féin · Limerick City
Níl
Michael CahillFianna Fáil · Kerry
Tá
Michael CollinsIndependent Ireland · Cork South-West
Níl
Michael FitzmauriceIndependent Ireland · Roscommon-Galway
Níl
Michael Healy-RaeIndependent · Kerry
Tá
Michael LowryIndependent · Tipperary North
Tá
Michael MoynihanFianna Fáil · Cork North-West
Tá
Michael MurphyFine Gael · Tipperary South
Tá
Micheál CarrigyFine Gael · Longford-Westmeath
Tá
Micheál MartinFianna Fáil · Cork South-Central
Tá
Naoise Ó CearúilFianna Fáil · Kildare North
Tá
Naoise Ó MuiríFine Gael · Dublin Bay North
Tá
Natasha Newsome DrennanSinn Féin · Carlow-Kilkenny
Níl
Neale RichmondFine Gael · Dublin Rathdown
Tá
Niall CollinsFianna Fáil · Limerick County
Tá
Niamh SmythFianna Fáil · Cavan-Monaghan
Tá
Noel GrealishIndependent · Galway West
Tá
Noel McCarthyFine Gael · Cork East
Tá
Norma FoleyFianna Fáil · Kerry
Gan vóta
Pa DalySinn Féin · Kerry
Níl
Pádraig Mac LochlainnSinn Féin · Donegal
Níl
Pádraig O'SullivanFianna Fáil · Cork North-Central
Tá
Pádraig RiceSocial Democrats · Cork South-Central
Níl
Pat BuckleySinn Féin · Cork East
Níl
Pat the Cope GallagherFianna Fáil · Donegal
Tá
Patrick O'DonovanFine Gael · Limerick County
Tá
Paul DonnellySinn Féin · Dublin West
Níl
Paul LawlessAontú · Mayo
Níl
Paul McAuliffeFianna Fáil · Dublin North-West
Tá
Paul MurphyPeople Before Profit-Solidarity · Dublin South-West
Níl
Paul Nicholas GogartyIndependent · Dublin Mid-West
Níl
Paula ButterlyFine Gael · Louth
Tá
Peadar TóibínAontú · Meath West
Níl
Pearse DohertySinn Féin · Donegal
Níl
Peter 'Chap' CleereFianna Fáil · Carlow-Kilkenny
Tá
Peter BurkeFine Gael · Longford-Westmeath
Tá
Peter RocheFine Gael · Galway East
Tá
Réada CroninSinn Féin · Kildare North
Níl
Richard Boyd BarrettPeople Before Profit-Solidarity · Dún Laoghaire
Gan vóta
Richard O'DonoghueIndependent Ireland · Limerick County
Gan vóta
Robert O'DonoghueLabour Party · Dublin Fingal West
Níl
Robert TroyFianna Fáil · Longford-Westmeath
Tá
Roderic O'GormanGreen Party · Dublin West
Níl
Rory HearneSocial Democrats · Dublin North-West
Níl
Rose Conway-WalshSinn Féin · Mayo
Níl
Ruairí Ó MurchúSinn Féin · Louth
Níl
Ruth CoppingerPeople Before Profit-Solidarity · Dublin West
Níl
Ryan O'MearaFianna Fáil · Tipperary North
Tá
Seamus HealyIndependent · Tipperary South
Níl
Séamus McGrathFianna Fáil · Cork South-Central
Tá
Seán CanneyIndependent · Galway East
Gan vóta
Seán CroweSinn Féin · Dublin South-West
Níl
Sean FlemingFianna Fáil · Laois
Tá
Seán Ó FearghaílFianna Fáil · Kildare South
Gan vóta
Shane MoynihanFianna Fáil · Dublin Mid-West
Tá
Shay BrennanFianna Fáil · Dublin Rathdown
Tá
Shónagh Ní RaghallaighSinn Féin · Kildare South
Níl
Simon HarrisFine Gael · Wicklow
Tá
Sinéad GibneySocial Democrats · Dublin Rathdown
Níl
Sorca ClarkeSinn Féin · Longford-Westmeath
Níl
Thomas ByrneFianna Fáil · Meath East
Gan vóta
Thomas GouldSinn Féin · Cork North-Central
Níl
Timmy DooleyFianna Fáil · Clare
Gan vóta
Tom BrabazonFianna Fáil · Dublin Bay North
Tá
Tony McCormackFianna Fáil · Offaly
Tá
Verona MurphyIndependent · Wexford
Gan vóta
William AirdFine Gael · Laois
Gan vóta
Willie O'DeaFianna Fáil · Limerick City
Gan vóta

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An rún mar a tairgeadh éArna thairiscint ag Deputy Charles Ward ar Wednesday, 15 October 2025

That Dáil Éireann:
notes that:
— chartered engineers employed or contracted by the Housing Agency act as agents of the State, exercising statutory functions that determine the rights of homeowners, and that the Government remains legally and constitutionally accountable for their decisions, including unlawful downgrades from full to partial remediation;
— appeals against such downgrades have been left unresolved for over two years, leaving families in unsafe homes, in breach of the State's duty to provide timely remedies, and that justice requires the reinstatement of the original engineer's determinations;
— the appeals system is slow, opaque, and structurally flawed, with panels dominated by legal rather than technical expertise, producing procedural rather than substantive decisions on safety, and that Government cannot disclaim responsibility for a statutory process it created and funds;
— families who applied under earlier versions of the scheme are now unfairly penalised, contrary to Article 40.1 of the Constitution, and must be granted retrospective access to improved supports to ensure equal treatment before the law;
— presenting the scheme as a "grant" rather than 100 per cent redress imposes crippling financial burdens, excludes essential works, and forces families into debt, while families under the Leinster pyrite scheme received full redress and State-managed remediation, highlighting unlawful inequality of treatment;
— households impacted by defective blocks are living in unsafe, deteriorating homes under intolerable financial and psychological stress, in breach of their rights under Articles 40 and 43 of Bunreacht na hÉireann and under the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights;
— reliance on a superficial damage threshold under I.S.465:2018 is scientifically unsound, arbitrarily excluding many homes with concealed structural failure, and that Engineers Ireland has confirmed the standard is unfit for purpose;
— consistency and fairness demand a coordinated approach to semi-detached and multi-unit developments, as it is illogical and unjust for one home to be demolished while an attached property sharing the same defective materials is left standing; and
— the crisis extends far beyond private homes to schools, health centres, community buildings, critical infrastructure, and cemeteries, requiring urgent extension of remediation measures to safeguard public safety and essential services;
further notes that:
— "An Earthquake in Slow Motion: The mental health impact of the defective concrete crisis", a study conducted by Oisin Keenan and Professor Karen Kirby at Ulster University has highlighted the significant psychological effects of the crisis, including trauma, stress, and long-term mental health harm, confirming that redress must address wellbeing as well as structural safety;
— families are left in damaging limbo by years of delay — waiting on appeals, technical reviews, test results, administrative processes, and the revision of I.S.465:2018 — and that this uncertainty is itself causing profound stress and harm;
— affected homeowners are denied insurance, resale value, and mortgage access until full remediation is guaranteed, perpetuating economic exclusion and insecurity;
— requiring homeowners to act as project managers imposes impossible burdens and exposes them to gouging, and that an end-to-end State-managed option must be made available to guarantee transparency, cost control, and effective delivery;
— partial remediation continues despite the acknowledged need to revise I.S.465:2018, forcing families into unsafe works and exposing the State to charges of negligence, recklessness, and breach of its constitutional duty to protect citizens;
— homeowners affected by defective concrete are being unjustly taxed twice, having paid Value Added Tax (VAT) on the original construction and now again on reconstruction despite being blameless for the defects;
— the concrete levy imposes an additional burden on homeowners rather than the industry responsible and that a significant portion of the grant scheme is effectively returned to the exchequer through VAT receipts;
— homeowners whose properties were partially constructed prior to the introduction of the Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme are unjustly excluded from eligibility, despite having built in full compliance with building regulations, and that these individuals have suffered severe financial loss through no fault of their own, due to the State's failure to enforce material standards;
— the profound fear, anxiety, and trauma endured by families living in structurally unsafe homes during red weather warnings and storms;
— the absence of any statutory redress scheme for social and affordable housing affected by defective materials, and the need for the Government to immediately establish such a scheme to ensure full parity of protection and remediation across all housing tenures; and
— the State, having failed in its duty of regulation, carries an unavoidable liability to its citizens, and that only an independent statutory authority, accountable to the Oireachtas, with full oversight of delivery, standards, funding, and contractors, can ensure justice; and
calls on the Government to:
— immediately cease all partial remediation until the revised I.S.465:2018 standard is published and adopted, and to ground the scheme in the best available scientific evidence on pyrrhotite, sulphate attack, and concealed structural failure;
— reinstate the original determinations of engineers unlawfully downgraded by the Housing Agency, ensuring families are not trapped indefinitely in unsafe homes;
— legislate to guarantee retrospective support for all families who applied under earlier versions of the scheme, securing equality before the law;
— establish an independent statutory authority, accountable to the Oireachtas, with full responsibility for delivery, oversight, transparency, and enforcement;
— provide an optional end-to-end State-managed remediation model to relieve families of the financial and administrative burden;
— extend remediation supports to affected schools, health centres, community facilities, infrastructure, and cemeteries;
— provide dedicated mental health supports for affected families, embedding psychological assistance within the remediation process;
— set binding timelines for all decisions, publish a clear roadmap with deadlines for scientific and legislative updates, and guarantee that no family is left indefinitely in unsafe and deteriorating homes;
— immediately bring forward proposals to reform the enhanced Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme so that affected homeowners are not taxed for rebuilding their homes; to remove or offset VAT and levy costs arising from remediation works; and to ensure that the financial responsibility of this crisis is placed on those responsible for the defects within the construction and materials industry;
— urgently intervene with insurance and lenders to ensure that homeowners affected by defective concrete retain full access to insurance and mortgage protection, and that they do not bear any additional insurance costs or penalties compared with homeowners who are unaffected, as no family should face financial loss, insecurity, or incur extra costs as a result of a crisis they did not cause;
— extend the scheme's eligibility to include all unfinished or uninhabitable dwellings without delay;
— immediately establish an emergency support plan, including pre-approved temporary accommodation or hotel arrangements, to uphold its health and safety duty of care, protect families from harm, and prevent the physical and psychological damage caused by unsafe living conditions;
— ensure that forthcoming legislative amendments to the scheme deliver full redress, retrospective equality, an independent statutory authority, and a scientifically sound replacement of I.S.465:2018, as failure to legislate comprehensively will prolong suffering and expose the State to constitutional and legal challenge; and
— declare the defective concrete crisis a national emergency, mobilising the full powers of the State to vindicate the constitutional and human rights of affected citizens.

Leasú Uimh. 1Cinneadh sa vóta seoArna thairiscint ag Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

To delete all words after "That Dáil Éireann notes that" and substitute the following:
"— the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 underpins an enhanced Grant Scheme which provides grant funding to people whose homes have been affected by Defective Concrete Blocks (DCB) and replaced a previous scheme;
— the DCB Scheme is neither a redress nor a compensation scheme, rather it is a grant scheme of last resort to enable affected homeowners remediate their homes and move on with their lives;
— over 3,000 homeowners are now at various stages of the Scheme and will be supported with grants for 100 per cent of eligible expenditure up to a maximum cap of €462,000 per household;
— applicants under the previous grant scheme have not been disadvantaged from being early movers, this was allowed for in the 2022 Act under transitional provisions and these early movers have benefited from the increased scheme cap and grant rates provided for;
— decisions regarding remediation options are made by independent engineers acting on behalf of the Housing Agency under the Scheme and can be appealed by homeowners who are dissatisfied with decisions made;
— appeals under the DCB scheme are covered by a statutory process under an Appeals Panel led by a Senior Counsel and with experts from the legal and engineering professions appointed by the Minister under a clear and transparent process managed on his behalf by the Public Appointments Service;
— the appeals system is an independent statutory function under the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 and it has now begun to issue determinations to appellants and is expected to accelerate its work in the coming weeks;
— the approach taken under the Pyrite Remediation Scheme (PRS) in Leinster was considered in the development of the DCB Grant Scheme, however, due to the different scale of both schemes, the homogenous nature of the damage caused in the PRS relative to DCB, and the flexibility sought by DCB homeowners, the DCB Grant scheme required a different approach more responsive to the needs of DCB homeowners;
— further to Government and the Department of Health's commitment to enhanced mental health supports for individuals and families affected by the defective concrete blocks issue, free counselling sessions are available to individuals and families in the five relevant counties;

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