Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 27 February 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Defective Blocks Scheme: Discussion

Mr. Conor O'Connell:

I qualify for the €420,000 because of the square footage of my house. However, because I was on the old scheme, I tested. The €6,500 I was paid back will come off my grant, so I am down by that straight away. Because I am on the €420,000 cap, I also do not qualify for the €15,000 for accommodation. Neither do I qualify for the €5,000 for storage. When I started looking at building costs in 2019, the cost of rebuilding my house was in the region of €350,000. I am now looking at €495,000, and that is with nothing going wrong.

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