Defective Building Materials

981. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of any formal mechanisms, structures, or processes in place for affected homeowners to provide input, feedback, or recommendations to his Department or the defective concrete blocks implementation steering group; if none exist, the reason homeowners are excluded from these decision-making proc…

982. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide copies of all emails, meeting notes, correspondence, or briefing documents generated by or submitted to the homeowner liaison officer regarding interactions with affected homeowners since the Officer's appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57749/25]

983. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the means by which his Department ensures accountability and transparency in the operation of the defective concrete blocks scheme, given that the homeowner liaison officer has not formally engaged with homeowners in any structured meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57750/25]

984. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the official terms of reference, remit, and reporting lines for the homeowner liaison officer; to confirm whether the officer has any authority to influence decision-making, escalate issues, or ensure that homeowners' concerns are addressed in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…

985. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify whether the homeowner liaison officer participates in the defective concrete blocks implementation steering group or any of its sub-groups; whether the officer is empowered to represent the views of homeowners in these forums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57752/25]

986. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department intends to publish the activities, meetings, or outputs of the homeowner liaison officer; whether a regular report on engagement with homeowners will be made publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57753/25]

990. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given that the structural risks associated with defective concrete, including pyrrhotite and sulphate attack, are already scientifically established, the reason his Department has not suspended partial remediation and implemented immediate, full, State-managed remediation to protect homeowners from ongoing struc…

991. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to set out the legal and policy basis on which his Department considers it reasonable and proportionate to allow homeowners to remain in dwellings subject to partial remediation, exposed to known structural risk, progressive property deterioration, and significant financial burden, pending a revision of I.S. 465…

992. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps his Department is taking to protect the physical safety and health of homeowners currently living in unsafe properties subject to partial remediation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57759/25]

994. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the means by which his Department's continuation of partial remediation complies with its statutory, constitutional and public law obligations, including the duty to act reasonably, proportionately and in the public interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57761/25]

995. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures being taken to ensure that the voices and experiences of homeowners affected by defective concrete are adequately represented and reflected in the drafting of proposed legislative amendments to the defective concrete blocks grant scheme, including any formal consultation, submissions or engagement p…

996. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of the proposed legislative amendments to the defective concrete blocks grant scheme, including whether these amendments will recognise that all homeowners affected by defective concrete are in a vulnerable position, thus include provisions to allow for side-by-side remediation or rebuilding w…

1028. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will publish the Housing Agency's report on defective concrete blocks in Fingal; if he will outline the findings relevant to an area (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58427/25]

1029. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm whether the properties in an area sampled by the Housing Agency meet the criteria for inclusion in the defective concrete blocks grant scheme; if he will outline the next steps for affected homeowners (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58428/25]

1048. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage following his recent assertion in a motion passed by Dáil Éireann (details supplied), if he is aware that a submission from the DCB Stakeholder Forum to the NSAI's public consultation on the review of I.S. 465 directly contradicts this assertion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58754/25…

1051. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the defective block scheme for houses affected by pyrite will proceed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58803/25]

1107. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if homeowners who have already undertaken remediation works due to confirmed pyrite damage will be eligible to retrospectively claim support under the defective concrete blocks scheme, once their local authority is included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59367/25]

1121. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which retrospective payment will operate in practice, and the timeframe for the provision of same regarding reimbursing apartment owners who fixed celtic tiger era defective properties at their own expense. [59665/25]

1133. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the inclusion of Carlow and Kilkenny in the defective block scheme; the known number of households affected in each county; if the lab results for each house tested by the UK company will be released on request to the individual households; if he is aware that the lack of deci…

1141. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the general scheme for redress for Celtic Tiger-era building defects; the means by which apartment owners will apply for this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60148/25]

43. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when the technical review of IS 465 will be published given the consultation on the review has closed for submissions since July 2025 and the urgency of same; the clear timeline for the publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57648/25]

44. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when he expects the National Standards Authority of Ireland review on the draft I.S. 465 "Assessment, testing and categorisation of damaged buildings incorporating concrete blocks containing certain deleterious materials" to conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57432/25]

454. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to review the 20 year claw back requirement for owners of rental properties that avail of remediation under the defective concrete blocks grant scheme. [56505/25]

459. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to extend the eligibility to avail of the defective concrete blocks grant scheme to homeowners who purchased their primary home in late 2020 and past the current cut-off point of January 2020. [56568/25]

464. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a dwelling in County Sligo (details supplied) is eligible for the pyrite remediation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56611/25]