Written answers
Wednesday, 7 February 2024
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Defective Building Materials
Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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252. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will clarify whether a successfully awarded defective concrete block grant for a home is available to an individual who inherits the affected home or if they need to reapply as a fresh applicant (details supplied). [5069/24]
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 provides for the enhanced grant scheme, and adopted the related Regulations on 29 June 2023.
Where the owner of a relevant dwelling dies after an application for a remediation option grant has been submitted to the designated local authority, and the designated local authority have considered and determined the validity of the application, the legal personal representative of the relevant owner is required to notify the designated local authority of:
· the death of the relevant owner; and
· the name and details of the person who has inherited or will inherit the dwelling and who wishes to be considered the owner of the relevant dwelling.
The Regulations include, at Schedule 13, the “Notification of change of relevant owner form” to be completed in these circumstances.
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