Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 October 2023
301. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage should a Defective Concrete Block (DCB) affected apartment owner in County Donegal apply to the enhanced defective concrete blocks grant scheme or the proposed remediation of apartments and duplexes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43985/23]
View answerUnder the Enhanced DCB scheme apartments are not included for remediation.
However, with respect to defective apartments, Government has approved the drafting of legislation to support the remediation of fire safety, structural safety and water ingress defects in purpose-built
apartment buildings, including duplexes, constructed between 1991 and 2013. The legislative approach proposed for remediating defects in apartments may also be applicable to apartment buildings affected by defective concrete blocks and this will be considered further in tandem with the development of the legislation.
