Apartment owners from more than a dozen different complexes across Dublin who face repair bills due to construction defects have come together to form a lobbying group looking for State redress. The Construction Defects Alliance will address the joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing on Thursday, when it will tell members of its aim to have the Safe as Houses report implemented. The Construction Defects Alliance is led by Kath Cottier, director of housing services with Clúid Housing, who is also chair of the Beacon South Quarter owners’ management company. Speaking to The Irish Times, Ms Cottier said the purpose of the group is to “hold the Government to account”. Ms Cottier says a number of political parties have shown interest in the construction defects issue, but she would now like to see proposals on manifestos in the lead-up to the next general election.

Source: The Irish Times November 06, 2019 01:52 UTC