Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 September 2022
138. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a breakdown of the total drawdown from the defective block remediation fund, with a further breakdown by drawdown in counties Mayo and Donegal. [47351/22]
View answerFollowing on from the Government decision of the 30 November 2021 in respect of the enhanced Defective Concrete Blocks Grant scheme, the Government approved the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022 on 21 June and the Bill passed through both Houses of the Oireachtas and was subsequently signed into law by the President on the 23 July, 2022.
The purpose of this Act is to implement and give legislative underpinning to a series of measures to improve and enhance the scheme as agreed by Government on 30 November 2021. Full details can be found at www.gov.ie/en/press-release/328d7-minister-obrien-welcomes-progress-on-enhanced-defective-concrete-blocks-grant-scheme/.
The table below sets out the drawdown amounts under the Defective Concrete Blocks Scheme since June 2020.
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Total Drawdown by LAs for DCB Grant Scheme Since June 2020 |
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Mayo |
Donegal |
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Total drawdown 2020 |
€165,600 |
€609,459 |
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Total drawdown 2021 |
€678,086 |
€3,367,419 |
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Total drawdown to date in 2022 |
€1,902,154 |
€3,830,880 |
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Total Drawdown by LAs Since June 2020 |
€2,745,840 |
€7,807,758 |
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Total Overall Drawdown Since June 2020: |
€10,553,598 |
