Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 January 2022
522. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if it is planned to accept defective block scheme applications for rental properties that were registered and payments that were backdated after 1 November 2021 in cases in which delays were encountered with the Residential Tenancies Board online registration process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1404/22]
View answerI brought a Memorandum to Government on an enhanced Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme on 30 November 2021 and it included an unprecedented suite of improvements to the current scheme. Government approved the enhanced scheme which it is estimated will cost approximately €2.2Bn.
The Scheme will be extended beyond the current scope of Principal Private Residences only, to also include rental properties, subject to; the property being registered with the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) on 1 November 2021, a maximum of one rental property per household and a clawback mechanism if the property is sold within a set time period.
Work is ongoing in my Department to bring forward the legislative requirements necessary to provide for the enhanced scheme. The requisite proof regarding registration of properties with the RTB will be considered as part of that work.
