307. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will amend the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 to include the remediation of apartments impacted by defective concrete blocks. [33238/25]
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317. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if individuals who accessed the defective concrete blocks scheme prior to 29 March 2024 will be eligible for any additional payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33294/25]
319. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill will be brought before the Oireachtas Housing Committee for pre-legislative scrutiny by autumn 2025, given the urgent need to advance the implementation of the remediation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33447/25]
320. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that the full legislative process on the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill is completed by Easter recess 2026, to allow the scheme to open for applications by autumn 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33448/25]
99. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on whether Fingal local authority will be included in the defective block scheme; the timeline as to when the decision will be signed off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32913/25]
495. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an appeals process is in place for homeowners who wish to appeal the awards they have received under the defective concrete block scheme, are appeals currently being assessed; the estimated timeline for appeals from the date of submission to the date of decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31836/25]
170. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the interim funding for multi-unit development defects remediation; the total number of schemes that have applied; the schemes approved; the total number of units involved in each scheme; the moneys approved, allocated and spent to date in 2025; and when works are expected to commence and conclude on each approve…
171. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to legislate for and implement a comprehensive remediation scheme, including retrospective payments, for defective apartments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30914/25]
755. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the proposed amendments to the current enhanced defective concrete blocks grant scheme will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29220/25]
758. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, given the current enhanced defective concrete blocks grant scheme and proposed amendment, homeowners/applicants who may have missed the appeal timeline and have not yet commenced works have the option of withdrawing their application; and making a re-application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29223/25]
759. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage , if he will confirm that the ongoing National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) review and its findings of the IS465 standard relating to deleterious materials will form part of the proposed amendment to the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022; if so, the mechanisms that will be avai…
760. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of appeals awaiting decision under the current enhanced defective concrete blocks grant scheme; the length of time taken for appeals to be decided to date, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29225/25]
761. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, given the length of time the appeals process is taking, a homeowner/applicant who has made an appeal under the current enhanced defective concrete blocks grant scheme can progress with works while that appeal is underway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29226/25]
793. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any plans to extend the enhanced defective concrete blocks scheme to County Meath where there are affected parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29509/25]
804. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of a defective concrete block grant scheme application by a person from county Mayo (details supplied); if this applicant is eligible for the enhanced grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29606/25]
805. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an applicant (details supplied) for mortgage to rent has been turned down due to the valuation of her defective blocks home being deemed to be the value of the house remediated as opposed to the value of the house with deleterious materials present; if he will offer any clarity on …
388. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that homeowners who cannot complete the remediation of their homes under the enhanced defective blocks grant scheme, within the required timeframe, on genuine and certifiable medical grounds, must reapply to the scheme; and how he proposes to resolve this issue. [28479/25]
396. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason Government bodies have been to Wexford and tested a number of properties for defective concrete, over a year ago, yet test results have not been made available; and when the results will be available to homeowners in Wexford. [28808/25]
399. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is considering changes to standards to include second homes and holiday homes in the defective blocks scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28870/25]
400. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is considering changing standards to include penalty downsizing without penalties and modular homes to the defective home scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28878/25]
260. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on a matter regarding the defective concrete blocks scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28091/25]
539. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the apartment and duplex defects remediation scheme will be in operation; when he expects that applicants will be able to draw down funding from the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25272/25]
540. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an application to the interim remediation scheme, established in December 2023, has been made on behalf of a complex (details supplied); can he set out the status of this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25273/25]
557. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a breakdown of local authority housing developments nationwide that have been identified with significant construction defects; the measures being taken to remediate these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25723/25]
558. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the status of a refund of fees under the defective concrete blocks scheme on the home of a deceased applicant (details supplied); and if he is aware of the ongoing distress and legal complications caused by the delay, despite assurances in January 2023 that the refund would be issued; and when this r…