Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 January 2024
209. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how the defective concrete block grant scheme payments will be managed and issued, that is, if they will be staged payments. [2188/24]
View answerThe enhanced Defective Concrete Blocks grant scheme provides that a homeowner may apply to the designated local authority for a payment of a remediation option grant approved either in whole or by way of stage payments as works progress. The form and content of interim valuation certificates is prescribed in the Regulations and must be furnished by the homeowners competent building professional when they are seeking stage payments for the remediation work. The number of stage payments which can be applied for will depend upon the scale and cost of the approved remediation works.
Local authorities have responsibility for the detailed administration of the enhanced Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme, including processing eligible payments of applicants on the Scheme and the number of staged payments that can be made.
