Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 June 2023
309. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the online application for the enhanced defective concrete blocks scheme in Clare will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31895/23]
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 (DCB) 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 the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 ('the 2022 Act'), as agreed by Government on 30 November 2021, is to implement and give legislative underpinning to a series of measures to improve and enhance the current grant scheme.
I expect to finalise the required Regulations shortly.
