Defective Building Materials

355. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the Housing Agency continues to downgrade the recommendations of engineers acting for homeowners under the defective concrete block grant scheme, applying the I.S. 465 when that standard is soon to be significantly amended by the NSAI. [4107/25]

357. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department is considering changes to the ‘enhanced defective concrete block scheme’ regarding extensions to the accommodation allowance due to delays that are outside the control of the homeowner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4147/25]

358. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when legislation will be changed in order to facilitate the retrospective payment of the rate and cap increases to participants in the ‘enhanced defective concrete block scheme’; if the increases will be applied to the small number of houses that have completed works; and if he will make a statement on the matte…

390. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the defective concrete blocks grant scheme increase (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4832/25]

582. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department is considering special considerations to the enhanced defective concrete block scheme such as 'side-by-side' building, to facilitate the most vulnerable homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2378/25]

583. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration is being given to extending the enhanced defective concrete block scheme to Northern Ireland or exploring a cross-Border approach; if discussions are being held with counterparts in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2383/25]

601. 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. [2780/25]

602. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homeowners who have availed of financial support from the State under the pyrite remediation scheme from the commencement of the scheme to date in 2025; the average amount granted to each of the homeowners under the scheme; and the average level of matching financial contribution by each o…

611. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeframe for delivering on the commitment in the Programme for Government to extend the eligibility for the pyrite remediation scheme to include homes with damage category rating 1 with progression; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3065/25]

709. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider an expansion to the mica redress scheme to allow for non-principal primary residences to be included (details supplied). [46258/24]

725. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if refunds through the multi-unit development defects remediation scheme will be made available to residents who are unable to pay upfront for works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46654/24]

726. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if additional support will be provided to those who are unable to meet the multi-unit development remediation costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46655/24]

727. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide further details on multi-unit development remediation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46656/24]

753. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the per unit cost provided to local authorities for retrofitting of local authority housing. [46848/24]

754. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine the case for reissue of a remediation grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46861/24]

827. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to address a number of issues in relation to the defective concrete block scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2068/25]

828. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the review of the IS465 standard used for testing for defective blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2082/25]

833. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the increases to the cap and square foot rates of the enhanced defective concrete blocks grant scheme have been fully implemented; and whether retrospective payments for homeowners currently in the scheme have been processed. [2102/25]