Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 May 2016
370. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding he has allocated for the regeneration of the Cranmore Project in County Sligo; when the project will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
View answer371. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding he has allocated for the regeneration of the Cranmore Project in County Sligo; when the project will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
View answer372. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding he has allocated for the regeneration of the Cranmore Project in County Sligo; when the project will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 370 to 372, inclusive, together.
As pyritic heave relates to the expansion of the sub-floor hardcore material beneath the ground floor concrete slab under affected buildings, pyritic damage is generally confined to the ground floors in dwellings, apartments and duplexes. In this regard, the pyrite remediation scheme is one of “last resort” and only applies to dwellings which are subject to significant damage attributable to pyritic heave established in accordance with I.S. 398-1:2013 Reactive pyrite in sub-floor hardcore material – Part 1: Testing and categorisation protocol, published by the National Standards Authority of Ireland in January 2013.
To be eligible to apply under the scheme, an application must be accompanied by a Building Condition Assessment, carried out by a competent person in accordance with I.S. 398-1:2013 indicating a Damage Condition Rating of 2. There is no requirement on applicants to undertake a ground floor test. Where an applicant is included in the scheme, remediation works are subsequently carried out in accordance with I.S. 398-2:2013 - Reactive pyrite in sub-floor hardcore material - Part 2: Methodology for remediation works, also published by the National Standards Authority of Ireland in January 2013, which provides a clear methodology for the remediation of ground floor dwellings, including apartments, affected by pyrite in the subfloor hardcore.
Where apartment blocks incorporate common areas, an application will need to be made to the Pyrite Resolution Board by the owner of, or the Management Company responsible for, the common areas concerned. It is a matter for individual apartment owners to make applications to the Board in respect of their own individual apartments subject to meeting the eligibility criteria set out in the pyrite remediation scheme. Where an apartment owner is excluded from the pyrite remediation scheme on the grounds that the owner does not satisfy the eligibility criteria of the scheme, responsibility for the remediation of the apartment concerned would rest with the owner or any agent acting on behalf of the owner.
