Construction levies should pay for defective apartments, representative group says

Fire safety is but one of the serious issues n 80% of homes built between 1991 and 2013, according to the minister's as-yet-unpublished report. File picture: Evan Doak

A 1% levy should be put on construction output to contribute towards the costs of fixing thousands of Celtic Tiger-era defective apartments, according to a group representing their owners. The call from the Construction Defects Alliance (CDA) comes ahead of the publication of a major report on the extent of the problem of defective apartments, carried out by an independent working group.

The report, commissioned by Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien, and due to be published shortly, found that fire safety, water ingress, and structural issues are present in 80% of apartments built between 1991 and 2013.