The Taoiseach says it would be a complete injustice to expect the residents of Priory Hall in Dublin to pay mortgages and interest on homes they will never live in.

The Taoiseach is reassuring the residents of Priory Hall that the Government will deal with their plight and sort out the matter.

Speaking at his first official engagement since the Dáil's summer recess, Enda Kenny said he's asked for a report to be compiled, looking at possible solutions.

249 residents at the apartment complex in Doneghamede in Dublin were forced to leave their homes almost two years ago due to fire safety concerns and have been living in temporary accommodation ever since.

But the Taoiseach says the Government have not forgotten them - but it needs more time:

The Taoiseach has vowed to do something about the debacle which he's described as 'the worst of what happened during the so-called Celtic Tiger years.