Ryan: Government responds to my call for Pyrite Working Group
Issued : Friday 9 September, 2011
Statement by Brendan Ryan TD
The Labour Party TD for Dublin North, Brendan Ryan has welcomed the move by Minister for Environment Phil Hogan to set up a Working Group to facilitate homeowners affected by Pyrite.
"I am encouraged by Minister Hogan's move to establish a Working Group to facilitate homeowners affected by Pyrite as I was the first TD who raised this proposal with the Minister in the Dáil in April. I secured a special Dáil Adjournment debate on the 19th April during which I called on the Minister for Environment to establish a Working Group to examine all aspects of the Pyrite problem. I called on this Working Group to be led by the Government but to also include all relevant stakeholders in the Pyrite issue. Although the exact composition of this Working Group is not yet clear, it has been stated that it will include all relevant bodies including Homebond and the Construction Industry Federation.
"This problem which is affecting so many householders not only in Fingal but also in Meath, Kildare and Offaly must be resolved. To date the householders feel they are coming up against brick walls in their dealings with the various Local Authorities, Homebond, and the builders. I am hoping this Working Group can give encouragement to the affected householders that the Government are at last prepared to acknowledge the problem and deal with it. I will continue to work for concerned citizens on this matter."
