Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing Receives Statement on MUD Act Reform and Fire Safety Defects (data.oireachtas.ie)

• Pat Montague calls for reform of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 before Irish Oireachtas committee.
• No register of Owners' Management Companies (OMCs) and untrained volunteer directors.
• Fire safety defects affect 62,500–100,000 homes; remediation costs €1.5–2.5 billion.
• Interim Remediation Scheme since Dec 2023 has issued no grants; procurement delays criticized.

"Pat Montague, coordinator of the MUD Act Reform Group, presented an opening statement to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage on 14 October 2025, advocating for reform of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011. The statement highlights critical issues: no central register of Owners' Management Companies (OMCs), volunteer directors lacking expertise, financial struggles (sinking fund deficits, service charge collection), governance problems, and widespread fire safety defects affecting 62,500–100,000 Celtic Tiger-era apartments and duplexes with an estimated remediation cost of €1.5–2.5 billion. Montague calls for transferring departmental responsibility, establishing a regulator within the Housing Agency, and reviewing the MUD Act. He also urges acceleration of the Interim Remediation Scheme, which has not yet issued any grants."