Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of properties remediated under the pyrite remediation scheme; the numbers refused; the numbers approved and awaiting remediation; and the number with a DCR of 2, 1 with progression and 1 in each of the categories. [25565/17]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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The Pyrite Resolution Act 2013 provides for the making of a pyrite remediation scheme by the Pyrite Resolution Board for certain dwellings affected by significant pyrite damage. The pyrite remediation scheme is a scheme of “last resort” and is limited in its application and scope. 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. 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. I have no proposals to amend this eligibility criterion.

Given that the scheme does not apply to dwellings which have a Damage Condition Rating of 1, the Board does not maintain records on the number of properties that fall into this category. Nevertheless, the Board is aware that 11 dwellings, which had a Damage Condition Rating of 1 when their building condition assessments were first completed, and which were refused under the scheme, have now progressed to a Damage Condition Rating of 2; these dwellings have now been included in the pyrite remediation scheme following the submission of new applications.

The latest figures available indicate that a total of 1,722 applications have been received under the pyrite remediation scheme. Of the 1,722 applications received so far, 1,264 dwellings have been included in the pyrite remediation scheme and the applicants notified accordingly.

A further 184 applications have been validated and referred to the Housing Agency for the Assessment and Verification Process, while another 185 applications are at the initial Application and Validation Process. 89 applications under the scheme were not successful.

Of the 1,264 dwellings that have been included in the pyrite remediation scheme:

- 294 are at remedial works planning stage,

- 1 is at tender / tender analysis,

- 67 are at tender decision,

- 201 are under remediation, and

- 701 are complete.