Property: Republic of Ireland

(asked on 19th January 2022) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) her Department has made an estimate of the number of UK citizens who own properties in Ireland affected by defective concrete blocks used in construction in Donegal and (b) the Government is taking steps to work with the Irish Government on that matter.


Answered by
Chris Heaton-Harris Portrait
Chris Heaton-Harris
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
This question was answered on 24th January 2022

Whilst the UK and Ireland cooperate closely on many policy areas, domestic housing in Ireland is a matter for the Irish Government, and the UK Government has not made estimates of affected British nationals or been approached to cooperate on this particular issue.

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