Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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663. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline how he can assure the affected homeowners in counties Donegal, Mayo, Clare, Limerick and other counties that the Housing Agency will have the necessary resources in terms of staffing and administration to meet its responsibilities under the forthcoming remediation of dwellings damaged by the use of defective concrete blocks scheme [27240/23]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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On 3 November 2022, my Department approved a budget for the Housing Agency in respect of its role in the enhanced Defective Concrete Blocks scheme for 2023. This funding is to cover the operational costs of a regional office, payments due to framework consultants and professional support and costs. The budgetary process is an annual one and my Department is committed to ensuring that the Housing Agency will continue to have the appropriate level of resources necessary to fully meet their responsibilities under the new Enhanced Defective Concrete Blocks Scheme across all the counties covered by the Scheme.

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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664. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline the regulations pertaining to quarry blasting; and the precautions that are in place to ensure that quarry blasting in counties Donegal, Mayo, Clare, Limerick and other counties does not further destabilise homes affected by defective concrete blocks. [27241/23]