Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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1008.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of enhanced defective block scheme applications received from owners who purchased properties after the deadline set out in section 9(4) of the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022; the total number of which were accepted under exceptional circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30876/24]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Local authorities have responsibility for the administration of the Enhanced Defective Concrete Blocks Grant scheme. This includes the initial validation of applications, notifying homeowners of the Housing Agency's determinations on damage threshold, the appropriate remediation option and grant amount, determination of the grant payable for alternative accommodation and storage costs and immediate repair works and the subsequent payment of grants to successful applicants.

My Department does not routinely collect the data requested. Any queries relating to the scheme administration, in particular the validation of applications received from owners who purchased properties after the deadline set out in section 9(4) of the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022, should be raised directly with the local authority concerned.