Written answers

Thursday, 24 November 2016

Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

Pyrite Remediation Programme

Photo of Louise O'ReillyLouise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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113. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of dwellings since the establishment of the pyrite remediation scheme which had a damage condition rating of 2, when their building condition assessments were first completed; the number of estates which have dwellings with a damage condition rating of 2; if he will provide a breakdown of all estates here with dwellings with damage condition rating of 2; the number of houses in each estate with this in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36602/16]

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 full conditions for eligibility under the scheme are set out in the scheme which is available on the Board’s website (www.pyriteboard.ie). The scheme is applicable to dwellings which are subject to significant damage attributable to pyritic heave established in accordance with I.S. 398-1:2013 - Reactive pyrite in sub-floor hardcore material – Part 1: Testing and categorisation protocol. In this regard, it is a condition of eligibility under the scheme that an application to the Board must be accompanied by a Building Condition Assessment with a Damage Condition Rating of 2.

The latest figures available from the Pyrite Resolution Board indicate that 1,409 applications have been received under the pyrite remediation scheme, of which: -

- 182 are at the initial application and validation stage,

- 95 are at the follow-on assessment and verification stage,

- 1,064 have been approved for inclusion in the scheme, and

- 68 have been closed.

My Department understands that all 1,064 applications that have been approved for inclusion in the scheme were accompanied by Building Condition Assessments which had Damage Condition Ratings of 2.

While my Department does receive regular reports from the Pyrite Resolution Board in relation to the implementation of the pyrite remediation scheme, the information sought in relation to a breakdown of the estates with dwellings which have Damage Condition Ratings of 2 and the number of dwellings in each such estate is not provided to my Department under the agreed reporting arrangements.

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