Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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465. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the progress of the pyrite remediation scheme; the number of homes that have been remediated to date; and the time frame for the completion of remediation work on all affected properties. [19219/15]

Paudie Coffey (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Since the pyrite remediation scheme was first published in February 2014, the Pyrite Resolution Board has received approximately 720 completed applications and applications continue to be received at a rate of circa 5 per week. A total of 498 dwellings have now been accepted into the scheme of which 352 have technical consultants assigned to them and the necessary preparatory work, tendering or remediation is either under way or imminent. The remaining applications are being progressed through the initial application and validation stage or the assessment and verification process of the scheme.

As matters stand, 15 dwellings have been completed to date, i.e. the pilot project of 5 dwellings completed in late 2014 plus another 10 dwellings completed recently. A further 6 projects, comprising 94 dwellings, are on site at present. Tender proposals have been received, or are due, in respect of another 5 remediation projects which will involve some 82 dwellings. It is anticipated that an additional 4 remediation projects, in respect of 119 dwellings, will go out to tender shortly.

The Board estimate that approximately 200 dwellings will be remediated under the scheme by the end of 2015. Ultimately, the timeframe for completion of remedial works to all affected dwellings will largely be influenced by the final number of applications that will be received under the scheme; in this regard, the scheme is open-ended.