Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 July 2023

Tuesday, 11 July 2023

Questions (389)

Eoin Ó Broin

Question:

389. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline a timeline for the roll-out of a scheme for approved housing bodies affected by defective concrete block. [33853/23]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Deputy Darragh O'Brien)

I commenced the the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 on 22 June 2023 which contains the enhanced grant scheme and adopted the related Regulations on 29 June 2023. 

Section 36 of the Act allows the Government to make a scheme for the purpose of enabling a designated local authority or an approved housing body to remedy damage caused to dwellings by the use of defective concrete blocks in their construction.

A pilot project is being developed with Donegal County Council and a locally based AHB to inform the requirements for the parallel scheme for local authority and Approved Housing Body owned social homes.