A new Bill has been launched which aims to stop rogue builders and developers getting planning permission where they have a history of defective building.

The new legislation from Sinn Féin representative Eoin Ó Broin TD amends the Planning and Development Act.

Launching the Bill, Deputy Ó Broin said: "This change to planning law is necessary so local councils and An Bord Pleanala have the power to say no to new planning applications where the developer or builder has a history of bad building practices. 

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"We have seen how negligence or failure to build to an adequate standard has affected thousands of homeowners across the state.

"From Priory Hall, the Leinster pyrite defects, the pyrite and mica defective block scandal, fire safety and other structural defects in apartments and duplexes and dodgy home extensions, homeowners have been left questioning how these homes were allowed to be built in the first place.

"This bill is a small but important measure to put a stop to rogue builders with a record of bad building by enabling local councils and An Bord Pleanala to say no."