Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 September 2014
11. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made by the Pyrite Remediation Board in dealing with estates where the developer is still trading or legal action is pending, including the number of applications involved in these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34321/14]
View answerApplications from homeowners for inclusion in the pyrite remediation scheme must be assessed against the eligibility criteria of the scheme, which include a requirement that the applicant has no other practicable options, other than under the scheme, to secure the remediation of their dwelling. It is not the Pyrite Resolution Board’s policy to exclude applicants from the scheme solely because the builder is still trading. However, as a scheme of last resort, the Board must satisfy itself that applicants under the scheme have taken all reasonable and appropriate steps to seek to have those parties who have a responsibility in this matter undertake the remediation of their dwellings.
I understand that enquiries are on - going in respect of approximately 160 dwellings where legal actions and dispute resolution processes have commenced. In this context, solicitors and builders representatives have been in contact with the Board with a view to progressing actions or settlements, getting the necessary cooperation from homeowners and /or finding a mechanism that would contribute towards the pyrite remediation scheme where legally possible. The Board is taking legal advice in some cases and, conscious of the desire of applicants to see progress in their applications, is actively working to resolve these issues as quickly as possible.
