Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 April 2024
652. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason an applicant under the enhanced defective concrete blocks grant scheme cannot be paid a stage payment and rental support payment at the same time under the scheme; and if he is aware that this causes real distress to families as this will delay the remediation works if building contractors are delayed their stage payments. [14530/24]
View answerEach designated local authority is responsible for the detailed administration of the Enhanced Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme within their local authority area. This includes the initial validation of applications, notifying homeowners of the Housing Agency's determinations on the damage threshold, the appropriate remediation option and grant amount, determination of the grant payable for alternative accommodation and storage costs and immediate repair works and the subsequent payment of grants to successful applicants.
My Department encourages local authorities to be as flexible as possible while remaining within the 2022 Act and 2023 Regulations regarding the payment of claims by scheme applicants.
