Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien has said that the Government will leave “no avenue untravelled” to pursue those responsible for defective Celtic Tiger apartments.
However, the Fianna Fáil TD also accepted that many of the builders and companies who constructed the buildings are “long gone” and the Government must now step in to remediate apartments affected by fire safety issues.
At the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday morning, ministers signed off on a “fully funded” plan that will see apartments remediated. Owners who have already paid to have their apartments fixed will be covered retrospectively for the works.
