Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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1431. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a person (details supplied) is eligible for the enhanced defective concrete block scheme; the additional supports available to them to rebuild their home which is affected by pyrite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41243/25]

Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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1554. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will examine the position of a person (details supplied); if advice will be provided on whether they are eligible for the enhanced defective concrete block scheme; the additional supports that might be available to them to rebuild their home which is affected by pyrite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42454/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1431 and 1554 together.

The Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 (the Act) commenced on 22 June 2023 which contains the grant scheme and the related Regulations were adopted on 29 June 2023.

The detailed operation of the Scheme is a matter for the designated local authorities in the first instance and their role is set out clearly in the 2022 Act. Local authorities have responsibility for the administration of the 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.

Any query a homeowner has relating to an application to the scheme should be addressed to their local authority, Mayo County Council in this instance.