Defective Building Materials

948. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reasons a property would be deemed ineligible for the defective concrete blocks grant scheme in view of the fact that a report has confirmed that there is pyrite in the property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12382/25]

429. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is considering retrospective adjustments for early applicants under the enhanced defective concrete block scheme who met the grant cap whose engineering fees were deducted from the €420,000 cap; the measures being taken to insure that early movers are not penalised as previously stated by the t…

461. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will respond to correspondence from residents of an estate (details supplied) on their concerns in relation to the defective concrete blocks grant scheme and their homes that were built on a flood plain. [9819/25]

271. 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. [8705/25]

283. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of houses in County Meath now being considered for inclusion in the defective concrete blocks grant scheme; when a decision on these will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8872/25]

173. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the text for the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8214/25]

174. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if retrospective payments for homeowners will be included in the remediation of dwellings damaged under the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Act 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8217/25]

447. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the extent to which defective concrete blocks were used in the construction of school buildings across the State; the impact of the use of same on schools; the details of the number of schools and the locations of schools that have reported or raised concerns in relation to the presence of defective concrete bloc…

448. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education the assistance, supports and remedies available from her Department for schools with buildings that are affected by the use of defective concrete blocks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8065/25]

486. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline, in light of his recent correspondence to an organisation (details supplied) and local authorities, including Donegal County Council, on total sulphur test methods for aggregates, the reason homeowners in Donegal are still having their homes assessed under the existing standard, I.S. 465, whe…

231. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Housing Agency has submitted its report in relation to the expansion of the defective blocks scheme to additional local authority areas to his Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6867/25]

232. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Fingal local authority will be included in the defective block scheme; when the decision will be signed off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6868/25]

233. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Housing Agency records the internal dimensions of rooms only and does not consider the areas occupied by internal partition walls under the enhanced defective concrete block scheme; if the entire floor area including floor area occupied by internal walls should be calculated for grant allocation; and if h…

246. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeline and proposed plans or amendments to the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 concerning the differing entitlements to homeowners under the pyrite remediation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6947/25]

59. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he would consider removing the VAT from building blocks being used to rebuild houses affected by defective blocks to help address rising construction costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6480/25]

78. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of the application from the residents of Elm Park, Buncrana to be relocated from the flood plain alongside the Crana river and compensated to do so under the defective concrete block grant scheme; if he will work with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and He…

438. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the increased rates and cap under the defective concrete blocks scheme will be applied retrospectively to homeowners who have already completed their rebuild or remediation works before the relevant legislation is passed; if not, the rationale for this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …

444. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to implement a once-off transitional measure in respect of the defective concrete blocks grant scheme that will allow an increase to the scheme’s cap and rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5946/25]

471. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of appeals for County Clare have been assessed by the Housing Agency under the defective concrete block scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6301/25]

65. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the way the OPW ensures that buildings they are responsible for are using blocks that are free from deleterious materials in construction projects in County Donegal; if they have checked existing buildings for the presence of same. [6116/25]

67. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the he will engage with the Department of Housing, the OPW and Donegal County Council to explore a viable alternative solution for affected homeowners in Elm Park, Buncrana, including the option of providing grant funding for the purchase of alternative homes rather than rebuilding o…

107. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if urgent consideration will be given by the OPW to addressing the flooding situation in Elm Park, Buncrana, where nine properties were built on a floodplain and have been severely impacted by both defective concrete and previous flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…

209. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an overview of the legislation he plans to introduce to ensure that those who were already approved for defective concrete block grants can retrospectively benefit from the 10% grant increase which was announced in autumn 2024; when this legislation will be introduced in Dáil Éireann; and if h…

210. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the technical review of I.S. 465 regarding the defective concrete block scheme will commence; when the review is likely to conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5394/25]

354. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will commence a review of the defective concrete block grant scheme. [4106/25]