I also express my deepest sympathies to the family, friends and colleagues of former Minister Brendan Daly from County Clare. May he rest in peace.

I and many other Members of this House have met representatives of the Not Our Fault campaign who have been protesting outside Leinster House every week, including doing a full 24-hour stint recently. My constituency of Clare is represented on the group by Ms Lorraine Carew of Bru Na Sionna, an apartment complex in Shannon where serious fire defects have been identified. I commend Lorraine, Sam, Odette and the entire campaign group who have been steadfast in their resolve. The Construction Defects Alliance estimates that 120,000 homes built during the Celtic tiger did not meet building standards. Across the water, there was the unspeakable tragedy in Grenfell Tower due to apartments having fire defects. It is seared into all of our memories. Let it be a lesson. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage announced in January that there would be emergency funding. Maybe the Minister sees an emergency differently from the rest of us but it is now July, six months on, and there is only one week until the Dáil recess. Where is that emergency funding? Leaving people in distress is not a good look.

The Minister has been very focused on this issue. He announced a scheme related to defective apartments, with a timeline that has a long duration back. It is a very comprehensive measure. The Government supported that recommendation from the Minister in a decision. The issue now is to work through that decision in terms of providing a structured way of getting apartments refurbished and people supported in that refurbishment.

I also raise the Not Our Fault campaign. Many of the affected apartments are in my constituency and I make a point of going out to talk to the campaigners every time they are here. As the previous Deputy said, this is an emergency and funding is needed now. The Tánaiste said the budget is a few months away but this money is needed now.

There are huge problems in the houses with fire hazards that needed to be addressed months ago. Not only that, but many of those affected have management companies chasing them and have built up debts. There are also insurance issues. There are huge problems because the lack of emergency funding means basic fire safety standards cannot be reached. I add my voice to the calls to make an emergency fund available now.

I will talk to the Minister about the issues that have been raised, but very comprehensive resources have been agreed by the Government to deal with this issue, particularly apartment defects. More generally, the Government has committed in the territory of €4 billion to €5 billion over time to deal with mica, apartment defects and other defects. The issue is one of developing the capacity to respond in a meaningful way and getting the work done.