Written answers
Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Defective Building Materials
Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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421. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new applications for the defective block remediation scheme since the enhanced schemed opened; the number of existing applications that have transferred to the new scheme to date; the total number of applications in the process, broken down by county, stage in the application process and the total amount of money drawn down in each county to date; and an update on the entry of Clare and Limerick into the scheme. [39704/23]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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I commenced the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 (the Act) on 22 June 2023 which contains the enhanced grant scheme and adopted the related Regulations on 29 June 2023. The new scheme is now open to applications in four counties: Clare, Donegal, Limerick and Mayo with comprehensive information of all aspects of the Scheme available on my Department’s website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/service/8002e-enhanced-defective-concrete-blocks-grant-scheme/ .
The table below sets out the position on the old and new defective concrete blocks grant scheme as returned from the local authorities.
| Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme | Clare | Donegal | Limerick | Mayo | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Applications | 8 | 1343 | TBC | 350 | 1701 |
| Applications Received for Old Scheme | N/A | 1296 | N/A | 348 | 1644 |
| New Applications Received for Enhanced Scheme | 8 | 50 | TBC | 2 | 60 |
| Applications Approved from Old Scheme | N/A | 849 | N/A | 332 | 1181 |
| Total Number of Applicants Notified of Transitional Arrangements by LA | N/A | 1243 | N/A | 7 | 1250 |
| Applications Referred under Old Scheme to Housing Agency for Damage Threshold Determination | N/A | 323 | N/A | 7 | 330 |
| Applications Referred to HA under Enhanced Scheme for Damage Threshold Determination | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| LA Administrative Claims | N/A | €1,986,728.26 | N/A | €626,364.72 | €2,613,092.98 |
| LA Grant Claims | N/A | €14,423,726.11 | N/A | €6,747,806.00 | €21,171,532.11 |
| Total Claims from LAs | N/A | €16,410,454.37 | N/A | €7,374,170.72 | €23,784,625.09 |
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