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Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 January 2024

Tuesday, 23 January 2024

Ceisteanna (345)

Eoin Ó Broin

Ceist:

345. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to set out in tabular form the number of new applications to the enhanced defective block redress scheme; the number of transfers from the old scheme; where these applications are at in terms of the stages of the process; the number who have drawn down funds to date; and the number who have drawn down their full grant, broken down by local authority area and year. [2523/24]

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Freagraí scríofa

I commenced the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 (the Act) on 22 June 2023, which provides for the enhanced grant scheme, and adopted the related Regulations on 29 June 2023.

The tables under provide details in respect of the Defective Concrete Block Grant (DCB) schemes up until and including 31 December 2023.

Clare

Donegal

Limerick

Mayo

Total

Total Number of Applications (Old and Enhanced Schemes)

49

1456

18

357

1880

New Applications Received for Enhanced Scheme

49

160

18

9

236

Applications from the Enhanced Scheme validated by LA and referred to HA

48

39

15

4

106

Position Regarding Applications from Previous Scheme

Applications Received for Previous Scheme

N/A

1296

N/A

348

1644

Applications Approved to Stage 1 from Previous Scheme

N/A

849

N/A

332

1181

Applications Referred under Previous Scheme to Housing Agency for Damage Threshold Determination

N/A

434

N/A

13

447

Applicants who have submitted Remedial Works Plans

N/A

127

N/A

140

267

Applicants who have Commenced Works

N/A

96

N/A

132

228

Applicants who have completed remediation works

N/A

43

N/A

11

54

Local Authority

Number who have drawn funds to date

Number who have drawn down the full grant

2023

Donegal

1071

43

Mayo

330

11

Total

1401

54

Local Authority

Number who have drawn funds to date

Number who have drawn down the full grant

2022

Donegal

667

22

Mayo

264

3

Total

931

25

Local Authority

Number who have drawn funds to date

Number who have drawn down the full grant

2021

Donegal

340

3

Mayo

79

0

Total

419

3

Local Authority

Number who have drawn funds to date

Number who have drawn down the full grant

2020

Donegal

22

0

Mayo

12

0

Total

34

0

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