Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 February 2012
173 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received an application from Dublin City Council for funding to be provided for the replacement of six houses (details supplied) that had been built with pyrite contaminated materials and are uninhabitable; the status of this application; and when a decision will issue. [10062/12]
View answerIn September 2011, Dublin City Council submitted a request to my Department for the provision of funding for remedial works to the houses in question. The detail of the proposal and potential alternatives for funding have been the subject of correspondence between my Department and the City Council in the interim. A formal application for funding, with a detailed assessment of need, evaluation of the options for remediation and/or replacement in respect of the number of properties affected, the extent of the works proposed and an all-in cost for the project, is currently awaited from the City Council. A meeting will then take place between my Department and the Council to consider how to advance these works. The Council has been requested to ensure that the required application and information is submitted to my Department in advance of the upcoming meeting.
