Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Independent)
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87. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the defective concrete block remediation scheme in Clare; if he has plans to expand eligibility for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42932/24]

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 contains the enhanced grant scheme and adopted the related Regulations on 29 June 2023.

The scheme as set down in legislation, confirms eligibility where the relevant dwelling must be a house that:

• is located in the administrative area of a relevant local authority;
• the construction of which was completed prior to 31 January 2020;
• defective concrete blocks containing excessive amounts of mica or pyrite were used in its construction, and damage was caused to the dwelling as a result of the use of those blocks;
• it is not an unauthorised structure; and
• is either an owner occupied principal residence purchased prior to 31 January 2020 or a property registered with the Residential Tenancies Board on or before the 1 November, 2021