Written answers
Thursday, 14 January 2021
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Pyrite Remediation Programme
Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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96. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the annual expenditure and the number of properties remediated annually under the pyrite resolution scheme in each of the years 2014 to 2020; and the budget allocation and anticipated number of properties to be remediated in 2021, in tabular form. [1944/21]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The table below shows the annual expenditure of the Pyrite Remediation Scheme and the associated number of dwellings remediated since 2014. In addition, it contains the budget allocation and estimates for 2021.
| Year | Annual Expenditure €m | Number of dwellings remediated under the Pyrite Remediation Scheme |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.2 | 5 |
| 2015 | 10 | 148 |
| 2016 | 26.6 | 400 |
| 2017 | 25 | 392 |
| 2018 | 30 | 433 |
| 2019 | 32 | 512 |
| 2020 * | 13 | 200 (estimate) |
| 2021** | 20 | 300 (estimate) |
*€20m allocation was provided under Budget 2020 to cover the implementation of the pyrite remediation scheme. Due to Covid 19 restrictions, expenditure for 2020 was €13m and it was expected to complete in the region of 200 dwellings in the calendar year 2020. Final 2020 figures will be available shortly.
**€20 million allocation for the pyrite remediation scheme has been provided under Budget 2021 and it is expected to complete in the region of 300 dwellings in the calendar year 2021, subject to Covid-19 restrictions affecting the works.
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