Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 May 2024
376. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he plans to increase the cap for the enhanced defective concrete block grant scheme in line with increased building construction costs, as advised by an organisation (details supplied). [21631/24]
View answerA review mechanism is provided within the 2022 Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022, which allows me, as Minister, to increase the overall grant scheme cap of €420,000 a year after the Act has been commenced by no more than 10%, in accordance with the conditions of Section 11 of the Act.
Following a request from my Department, the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) recently provided updated cost reports for the North West and Midwest Regions to my Department. My Department received these updated cost reports on 29 March and they will be provided to the Expert Group shortly to review and make recommendations to me.
