Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 22 February 2024
178. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 243 of 15 February 2024, the number of houses that will be remediated in 2024; the targets he has set in relation to completions for the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8544/24]
View answerThe Enhanced Defective Concrete Blocks Grant scheme is demand led which makes it difficult to accurately predict the number of eligible applicants that will apply for assistance and undertake works in a given year. However, as indicated in my reply to the previous Parliamentary Question I have ensured sufficient funding is available to enable remediation works under the enhanced scheme in 2024 and will increase funding levels in subsequent years as the scheme matures.
My Department will continue to work with and encourage local authorities and the Housing Agency to ensure that as many homes as possible are remediated as quickly as possible to facilitate impacted families. Resources required by both local authorities and the Housing Agency are in place to enable them to carry out the respective roles as administrators and technical agents under the enhanced scheme.
