Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 December 2023
344. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm or clarify whether, following remediation as prescribed by the Housing Agency under the defective blocks grant scheme, that properties remediated will be fully mortgageable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53836/23]
View answer345. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of meetings he has held with retail banks, regarding the mortgage treatment of homes affected by defective blocks or their status following remediation, in each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively. [53851/23]
View answerOversight of financial institutions including the retail banks is outside the scope and remit of my Department and rests with my colleague the Minister for Finance.
I met with the BPFI on 2 February 2023. At the meeting, I stressed the need for a fair and consistent approach to be taken by the banking sector with customers dealing with the effects of defective concrete blocks on their houses.
Further meetings and communications at official level have taken place frequently since then. My Department continues to engage with the BPFI on specific issues raised by Defective Concrete Block (DCB) homeowners to see what can be done to address their concerns.
As part of these discussions the BPFI has confirmed to my Department that, from their perspective, once a home has been certified as remediated under the DCB Scheme it will be treated by them in a similar manner to all other properties.
