We have just seen the vote which allows the Government's belligerent planning of the week's business. When I cast a clinical eye over the Government's legislative programme, I am drawn to the incoherence at the heart of it. It is casual and haphazard, at best. At worst, it is cynical and callous and this is more likely the deliberate intent.

Despite the pleas given voice in here by the Opposition from homeowners across the country, which were especially vocal from my constituency of Donegal, to allow more time for scrutiny of the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022, the Government is intent on bulldozing it through the House in two hours tomorrow. The owners of defective homes in Donegal will be watching and evaluating the truthfulness of the promises made to them by the Tánaiste, the Taoiseach, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and various Government Deputies who have used their plight for photo opportunities with the media over the past five years. Following the passage of the defective blocks legislation, when is it envisaged that the Government's defective scheme will be open for application?

The intention is to have the legislation enacted by the end of next week and obviously it then needs to go to the Áras for the President to sign. All things going to plan, we anticipate the scheme being open for applications well before the end of the year. We want to see houses being repaired, demolished and rebuilt next year.