Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 January 2022
583. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the payments made to Mayo County Council during 2021 under the defective concrete blocks scheme; the items for which these payments were claimed; if there are outstanding payment claims on 31 December 2021; and if so, the details of same in tabular form. [2061/22]
View answer584. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the payments made to Donegal County Council during 2021 under the defective concrete blocks scheme; the details of the items for which these payments were claimed; if there are outstanding payment claims on 31 December 2021; and if so, the details of same in tabular form. [2062/22]
View answer585. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if applications for the defective concrete blocks scheme can still be accepted and processed by the relevant local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2063/22]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 583, 584 and 585 together.
Donegal and Mayo County Council have responsibility for the administration of the Defective Concrete Blocks Grant scheme. This includes the assessment of applications for eligibility and payment of grants to successful applicants under the specific remediation option approved.
Applications can continue to be made to local authorities in Mayo and Donegal and processed under the current Defective Concrete Block grant scheme, underpinned by the Dwellings Damaged by the Use Of Defective Concrete Blocks in Construction (Remediation) (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2020, until the measures announced as a result of the Government decision on 30 November are legislated for. Appropriate transitional provisions will be included in the new legislation to provide a mechanism to move applications that are received in the meantime to the revised scheme once it commences.
Budget 2021 provided funding of €20 million to fund the operation of the Defective Concrete Blocks Grant scheme for the counties of Donegal and Mayo only. Details of payments made to both County Councils under the operation of the scheme for 2021 are set out below:
|
Local Authority |
Grant Recoupment Claims |
Administrative Fees |
|
Mayo |
€477,716.96 |
€200,368.84 |
|
Donegal |
€3,003,543.84 |
€363,875.17 |
There were no outstanding payment claims with my Department on 31 December 2021.
