Varadkar: Fixing Celtic Tiger-era apartments will not fall entirely on taxpayer

The potential €2.8bn needed to fix defects in up to 110,000 apartments could be made up of exchequer funding and a levy on the construction industry, said the Tánaiste

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar: 'It's not going to be possible to expect the general taxpayer to foot the entire bill for this.' Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos

The taxpayer will not pick up all of the cost of fixing Celtic Tiger-era homes, the Tánaiste has said.

Speaking in Galway on Friday, Leo Varadkar said that the potential €2.8bn needed to fix fire safety, water, and structural defects in up to 110,000 apartments built between 1991 and 2013 could be made up of exchequer funding and a levy on the construction industry.