Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien is working on the legislation as a matter of ‘priority’

The case was brought by John McStay, receiver for NAMA.

One affected home owner said authorities had dealt with the defects in 100,000 Irish apartments like ‘a hot potato’.

With average remediation costs of more than €25,000 and just 10 per cent of apartments having been repaired, the bill could come in anywhere between €1.7 billion and €2.8 billion.

The applicants are worried they will be left with major financial shortfalls despite a redress scheme set up by the Government