Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 March 2024
664. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the establishment of the interim remediation scheme to tackle some of the most serious fire safety issues in apartment blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12584/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraI announced on 11 December 2023 the opening of the Interim Remediation Scheme (Scheme) for the funding of emergency fire safety defect works in apartments and duplexes, constructed between 1991 and 2013.
The Scheme, which is being administered by the Housing Agency on a nationwide basis, is open to applications from Apartment Owner Management Companies (OMCs) via the Housing Agency’s website:
www.housingagency.ie/interim-remediation-scheme-fire-safety-defects-eligible-apartments-and-duplexes-2023.
In the period since the Scheme’s launch, up to and including 29 February 2024, 110 applications are being progressed across 26 local authority areas, representing a total of 11,350 residential units.
