Construction Defects Alliance

Lobbying Organisation Construction Defects Alliance

Date published 17 Sep, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 May, 2025 to 31 Aug, 2025

Specific Details Remediation Scheme for Apartment Owners affected by Fire and other Defects as well as reform of the law to minimise the chances of such defects occurring in the future

Intended results Implementation of Interim Remediation Scheme; rollout of Retrospective Payments Pathfinders; and the passage of legislation to underpin the defects remediation scheme.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Pat Montague

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All Oireachtas Members No mass email campaign during this period

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (31-50)

Emails forwarding CDA Budget 2026 submission; seeking meetings with Oireachtas and Housing JOC members and providing follow-up information.

Phone call (21-30)

Phone calls following up on emails and texts re implementation of the Interim Remediation Scheme and Retrospective Payments pathfinders; legislation on defects remediation.

Informal communication (51-100)

Texts and messages re setting up meetings, seeking updates on progress of Interim Remediation Scheme; Retrospective Payments Pathfinders and the legislation to underpin the defects remediation.

Meeting (6-10)

Meetings around progressing the Interim Remediation Scheme and the Retrospective Payments Scheme as well as the legislation to underpin the defects remediation schemes.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Eoin Ó Broin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Mary Fitzpatrick Senator (Seanad)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Conor Sheehan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

James Browne Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

John McDonald Special Adviser (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)

Rory Hearne TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Cian O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Seamus McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Oliver Moran Councillor (Cork City Council)

Roderic O'Gorman TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Síona Cahill Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Ged Nash TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)

Micheál Carrigy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jack Chambers Minister (Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform)