Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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317. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects his Department to issue approval on outstanding applications for thermal upgrades for houses in Moyross, Limerick City; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15943/22]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has received funding applications from Limerick City and County Council in respect of Thermal Upgrades under the Limerick Regeneration Programme. The applications are being actively reviewed and a response will issue to the Council on completion of this process, in due course.

My Department has held regular meetings with Limerick City and County Council and they are fully aware of the current position.

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Local authorities have responsibility for the administration of the Defective Concrete Blocks Grant scheme. This includes the assessment of applications for eligibility and payment of grants to successful applicants under the specific remediation option approved.

Applications can continue to be made to local authorities and processed under the current Defective Concrete Block grant scheme, underpinned by the Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks in Construction (Remediation) (Financial Assistance) Regulations, 2020 and the Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks in Construction (Remediation) (Financial Assistance) (Amendment) Regulations 2022, until the measures announced as a result of the Government decision on 30 November are legislated for and the enhanced scheme has been rolled out. Appropriate transitional provisions will be included in the new legislation to provide a mechanism to move applications that are received in the meantime to the revised scheme once it commences.

I aim to bring the required primary legislation to give effect to the enhanced scheme before the Oireachtas as soon as possible with Spring 2022 being the indicative target timeline. Arrangements for the implementation of the scheme will be finalised in parallel with the development of the legislation.