296. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he and his Department will sign off on a defective concrete block scheme to remediate council owned homes; and the reason this has taken so long, considering the impact on large numbers of families. [51090/25]
Topics / Defective Building Materials
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDefective Building Materials
463 questions from 63 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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| July 2025 | 24 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
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| October 2025 | 27 |
| November 2025 | 40 |
| December 2025 | 15 |
| January 2026 | 30 |
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| April 2026 | 28 |
| May 2026 | 18 |
| June 2026 | 41 |
| July 2026 | 13 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 9 |
| October 2026 | 11 |
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297. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will ask a professional body (details supplied) to provide an updated report on the real building costs for families affected by defective concrete blocks, and to inform the review that he is conducting into the defective concrete blocks grant scheme. [51091/25]
389. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the increased 10% to the maximum grant for the defective concrete block and the increased 'per square metre' rates, which were legislated for in late 2024 and applied retrospectively, will be signed into legislation to allow local authorities to pay the moneys to affected homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the…
273. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the protections a building contractor has under the defective concrete block grant scheme, if the homeowner has not paid them for certified and completed works, and then changes their building contractor at a point in the process. [49358/25]
1182. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects in apartments and duplexes; whether in the Minister’s view it is in compliance with national and EU procurement law; when homeowners can expect to be repaid under the scheme, and receive confirmation of this; and if he will make a statement on the matte…
1201. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has received a report on the results of investigations that have taken place on a number of houses in Carlow that have or are suspected of having pyrite; if so, when the results will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45844/25]
1204. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review issues that have been raised in relation to a building defect in a particular new build estate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45860/25]
1206. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of appeals submitted to the defective concrete blocks appeals panel in relation to the downgrading of reports by independent chartered engineers, and the status of those appeals validated, invalidated, under review, determined and the grounds for any invalidation. [45898/25]
1207. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the statutory or administrative timeframe within which the defective concrete blocks grant scheme appeals panel is required to issue determinations on appeals submitted. [45899/25]
1208. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the oversight, accountability, and resourcing arrangements in place for the appeals panel under the defective concrete blocks grant scheme; and the steps being taken to ensure timely determinations. [45900/25]
1209. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if any legal advice has been sought or received by his Department or the defective concrete blocks scheme appeals panel on how to handle conflicting chartered engineers’ opinions in relation to remediation options. [45901/25]
1210. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Department accepts the position of an organisation (details supplied) that “given the research on a review of I.S. 465 has not yet been completed, that where a discrepancy exists between the recommendation of a member of the I.S. 465 Register and the Housing Agency, that the higher option of the two should be preferred, to…
1211. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm whether the original reports of independent chartered engineers, certified as compliant with IS 465 and costing the affected homeowners approximately €7,000 each, are given full weight in determining the appropriate remediation option under the defective concrete blocks grant scheme. [45903/25]
1252. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of 100 percent redress for building defects affected homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46452/25]
1253. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of 100 percent redress for mica affected homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46453/25]
1274. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason homeowners that have appealed the remediation options provided to them under the defective concrete blocks grant scheme are waiting inordinate lengths of time for those appeals to be held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46709/25]
691. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the defective concrete products levy sufficiently addresses industry accountability or contributes meaningfully to redress funding; if any alternative funding models are being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42895/25]
790. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on works to treat pyrite affecting Shannon Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40961/25]
1431. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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]
1479. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify that houses located in Enfield, County Meath, and properties with an address of Enfield, County Westmeath, can qualify for the pyrite remediation scheme; and if new applications are still being accepted for this scheme. [41674/25]
1531. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the issues facing the residents of Red Island, Skerries, regarding pyrite remediation applications, which his Department was assisting with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42164/25]
1554. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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. [42…
1576. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants for the defective concrete block grant scheme in each county in which the scheme is operational; the progress of each applicant though each stage of the scheme; the number of applicants that have drawn down payments at each stage; the number of applicants who have fully drawn down their full grant in each …
1579. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in the context of the mica issue, the way he is ensuring that current rebuilds meet appropriate structural standards, particularly in high-rebuild areas like Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42869/25]
1582. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his assessment of the impact to date of his Department’s overall response to the mica crisis compared with the earlier pyrite scheme in terms of timing, regional consistency and scheme design; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42908/25]