Defective Building Materials

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 iss…

563. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the four pathfinder projects in the interim fire safety defects scheme, including a detailed update on where each path finder project is at, the funding that has been approved and drawn down, and the outstanding issues to be addressed before actual remediation can take place. [25931/25]

564. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the eight pathfinder projects due to receive retrospective funding for building defects remediation, including a detailed update on where each pathfinder project is at, the funding that has been approved and the outstanding issues to be addressed before funding will be released. [25932/25…

566. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill and the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill; if he intends to publish these Bills before the summer recess; and whether he hopes to have the defects Bill undergo pre-legislative scrutiny before the recess and the Housing Bill introduc…

55. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects; and for an update on the legislation for the wider remediation scheme for homes with Celtic tiger-era defects. [24434/25]

58. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will bring forward an amendment to the defective concrete blocks Act 2022 that would allow the increase in the cap to be applied retrospectively to homeowners who already participate in the defective concrete block grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24566/25]

103. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the victims of the pyrite in concrete products scandal in the east of Ireland received 100% redress under the pyrite remediation scheme while the victims of the pyrite and pyrrhotite (internal sulphate attack) in concrete products scandal have been denied genuine 100% redress in the west of I…

744. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on progress to date on the rollout of the scheme to address the remediation of defects in apartments and duplexes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23789/25]

254. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current position of the letter of assurance/ guarantee for those who have completed works under the defective concrete blocks scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22277/25]

256. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects to bring legislation before the Dáil which will ensure that those who have already been approved for defective concrete blocks grants can retrospectively benefit from the 10% grant increase, which was approved by Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21859/25]

257. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person (details supplied), who has submitted an appeal to the housing agency regarding the amount she was awarded under the defective concrete blocks grant scheme, will still be eligible for the 10% grant increase if she withdraws her appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21860/25]

96. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when people in Skerries will be able to access a scheme for remediation and compensation for homes built with defective blocks; if he is aware that they have been waiting a considerable number of years for this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21463/25]

1146. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will release the necessary funding to local authorities in Donegal and other affected counties to remediate their housing stock that are the homes of hundreds of families affected by defective concrete blocks. [18529/25]

1147. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will bring forward an amendment to the Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022, allowing the increase in the cap to be applied retrospectively to homeowners already participating in the defective concrete block grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18530/25]

1188. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans in place to introduce a pyrite scheme for local authority-owned homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19014/25]

1210. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19309/25]

1241. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person who has been approved for remediation works on their house under the defective concrete blocks grant scheme may elect to have the house rebuilt using a modular model which would resemble the existing design and layout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19772/25]

1248. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he can undertake to address the shortcomings in the defective concrete blocks grant scheme, which results in a lack of full technical assessments and insufficient funding being provided to affected homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19902/25]

1249. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will implement an exemption scheme for planning permission and other fees for homeowners rebuilding their homes due to defective blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19903/25]

1259. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm that those who sell their apartment in the next few months, and who have paid large sums of money for remediation works in their apartment blocks, will be eligible for any retrospective defects rebate scheme when it begins, if they or their OMC has engaged with his Department on the matt…

1260. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress made to put in place a fully State-funded defects remediation scheme to tackle fire safety, water ingress and serious structural defects in apartments and duplexes across the State; and how will owners be fully reimbursed for the costs of remediating such defects in the past or in the immediat…

1293. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether persons who commenced their rebuild prior to the introduction of the enhanced defective concrete blocks grant scheme on 23 October 2024 will be eligible to receive the increased amount of redress; what they need to do to apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20120/25]