Compensate for defective Celtic Tiger homes, says Dáil Committee

The Government should compensate people who bought Celtic Tiger homes which have been found to have significant defects, an Oireachtas committee has recommended.

A redress scheme to help homeowners, some facing bills of tens of thousands of euro to fix latent defects, should be set up by the State, according to a report published by the housing committee.

Among the 26 recommendations in the report is the creation of a new building standards and consumer protection agency along the lines of the Food Safety Authority or Environmental Protection Agency.