Construction Defects Alliance

Documents obtained by The Irish Times show strong official resistance to paying back apartment owners who had already remedied legacy issues such as water ingress or fire safety failings

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

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

Scheme to fix defects to be submitted to Cabinet in weeks following report of working group

An estimated 92,000 apartments built during boom could be affected by legacy defects

Politicians seldom get past gates of apartment complexes to discuss defects issues