Written answers

Tuesday, 8 July 2014

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Departmental Funding

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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553. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress to date in determination of eligibility for assistance under the pyrite remediation scheme in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29833/14]

Photo of Phil HoganPhil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The implementation of the pyrite remediation scheme is a matter for the Pyrite Resolution Board and my Department has no role in the day-to-day management or operation of the scheme; any request for information on individual applications would be more appropriately addressed to the Board, which can be contacted at 1890 252842 or .

The Pyrite Resolution Act 2013 provides for the establishment of the Pyrite Resolution Board to implement a remediation scheme with the support of the Housing Agency. To date, the Board has received in excess of 500 completed applications and these are currently being processed. Each application must first be validated by the Board, which involves an assessment of the application against relevant eligibility criteria and may also include an audit of the Building Condition Assessment. Approximately 200 applications have been validated and forwarded to the Housing Agency for the assessment, verification and recommendation process; of this figure in excess of 50 have been approved for inclusion in the scheme and the homeowners notified accordingly.

Following completion of the verification process and approval by the Board for the inclusion of dwelling(s) in the scheme the next stage involves the awarding of a contract for the works and the commencement of the remediation works. While no contracts have been awarded to date the Board anticipates that the first contract will be awarded within the next two months.

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