Construction Defects Alliance

Lobbying Organisation Construction Defects Alliance

Date published 21 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 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 setting out the Alliance's views on how the General Scheme of the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill could be improved and addressing challenges with the implementation of the Interim Remediation Scheme.

Phone call (21-30)

Phone calls following up on emails and setting up meetings.

Informal communication (31-50)

Texts and messages following up on emails and setting up meetings.

Meeting (11-20)

Meetings around progressing the Interim Remediation Scheme and improving the General Scheme.

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)

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)

Seamus McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

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

Micheál Carrigy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Caroline Timmons Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Marie Sherlock TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Paul McAuliffe TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)