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Thursday, 29 September 2016

Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

Pyrite Panel Report Implementation

Photo of Alan FarrellAlan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael)
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139. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of dwellings at each stage of the pyrite remediation process under the pyrite remediation scheme, by local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27859/16]

Photo of Damien EnglishDamien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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The Pyrite Resolution Act 2013 provides the statutory framework for the establishment of the Pyrite Resolution Board and for the making of a pyrite remediation scheme to be implemented by the Board with support from the Housing Agency. The pyrite remediation scheme is a scheme of “last resort” and is limited in its application and scope to dwellings which have significant damage attributable to pyritic heave.

The latest figures available from the Pyrite Resolution Board indicate that 1,315 applications have been received under the pyrite remediation scheme, as set out in the Table below:

-Dublin City Dun Laoghaire Fingal Kildare Meath Offaly South Dublin
Application: Stage 1 1 3 118 1 42 7 1
Verification: Stage 2 2 1 59 0 35 0 0
Remedial Works Plan: Stage 3 2 2 222 0 59 1 0
Tendering: Stage 4 6 3 168 4 28 0 0
Decision to Contract: Stage 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Remediation: Stage 6 0 0 41 3 36 0 7
Retention: Stage 7 13 0 218 12 137 17 4
Closed: Stage 8 4 0 37 0 19 0 0
Ultimately, the Board, together with the Housing Agency, will arrange for all eligible dwellings to be remediated to a high standard and at no additional cost to the affected homeowners. Remediation works will continue to be carried out at the earliest possible opportunity having regard to the existing demands of the scheme and the optimum use of available resources.

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