628. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps being taken to ensure consistency, transparency and fairness in the processing of appeals; and whether his Department intends to publish processing timelines or a standard framework for appeals to provide homeowners with clarity on expected waiting periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22209/26]
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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453 written, 10 oral
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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 |
| February 2026 | 28 |
| March 2026 | 32 |
| 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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629. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to cases where homeowners are excluded from the enhanced defective concrete blocks grant scheme due to the absence of a certificate of completion prior to 2021, despite the fact that construction of the dwelling was halted due the discovery of defective concrete, rather than any act of abandonment by…
630. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline whether any legislative amendments or administrative measures are currently being considered to address situations where homeowners are effectively excluded from the enhanced defective concrete blocks grant scheme due to technical compliance issues, despite clear evidence that works ceased due to defective materials; and…
638. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will act on a recommendation by the Housing Agency that all of County Carlow be included in the defective block work scheme; if so, when this will be announced;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22299/26]
997. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 654 of 27 January 2026, the number of individual dwellings which were the subject of the remediation claims to date; the total number of estimated dwellings affected which are likely to apply under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18449/26]
1053. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19320/26]
1077. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications under the original defective concrete blocks grant scheme that reached the maximum grant payable under that scheme; the number of such cases in each local authority area administering the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19637/26]
1079. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that the refund process for a location (details supplied) will commence as soon as possible to allow the residents repair the roofs in their apartment block. [19744/26]
1080. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether homeowners under the defective concrete blocks grant scheme are provided with the engineer’s final report relating to their dwelling before being asked to indicate whether they wish to avail of a technical review following an assessment by the Housing Agency under I.S. 465; whether electing to avail of a technical review d…
1081. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason correspondence issued by the Housing Agency to homeowners under the defective concrete blocks grant scheme, following completion of an assessment under I.S. 465:2018, asks homeowners to indicate whether they wish to avail of a technical review or allow the Remediation Option Grant approval to issue to the relevant local…
1082. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Housing Agency uses a standard template for correspondence under the defective concrete blocks grant scheme, specifically the wording asking homeowners to ‘please reply… with your instructions of how you wish to proceed’ after a technical assessment; if a template exists, to provide a copy; if not, the basis on which indivi…
1095. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that the refund process for a location (details supplied) will commence as soon as possible to allow the residents to repair the roofs in their apartment block. [19955/26]
1099. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the ongoing review of I.S. 465, the Irish standard used for the assessment and remediation of dwellings affected by defective concrete; the current status of this review; whether any interim findings or updates will be made publicly available; the estimated timeframe for the completion and publication of the…
1104. 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. [20242/26]
1105. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the interim remediation scheme will be in operation; when he expects that applicants will be able to draw down funding from the scheme; if any funding been drawn down already; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20242/26]
1115. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of the retrospective defective concrete blocks scheme; the timeline for the final approval and full sign off of the scheme; the steps being taken to ensure that once approval is granted funding will be made available without delay; whether the relevant teams administering the scheme are fully resourced and pre…
1116. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he will review the provision within the defective concrete blocks scheme that limits eligibility in respect of rental properties where the dwelling has been rented for more than 20 years; whether he accepts that this provision may exclude homeowners whose properties were rented for periods but are still affected by defec…
1117. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the rule within the defective concrete blocks scheme that restricts applicants to eligibility in respect of one rental property only; whether his Department has examined the impact of this restriction on families who may own more than one affected property due to inheritance or family circumstances; whether con…
1118. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the damage threshold criteria within the defective concrete blocks scheme; whether consideration is being given to basing eligibility primarily on certified engineering testing and professional assessment rather than fixed damage thresholds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20508/26]
1135. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the progress of the drafting and publication of the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill 2024, in light of the recent publication of the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage's report on pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme; his response to the recommendations contained in …
2186. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health whether there are any bespoke services available through Children's Health Ireland (CHI) specifically for children suffering from respiratory conditions linked to defective concrete homes, specifically if there are dedicated respiratory clinics, asthma services, or multidisciplinary supports for children living in these defective homes; if she will confirm the a…
159. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will request that the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland, SCSI, draft a follow-up report on construction costs for the defective concrete blocks grant scheme, considering that the last one was almost two years ago and costs have considerably increased in that period. [17183/26]
163. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will advance the plans to relocate the families at a location (details supplied), living in defective concrete block homes, away from the dangerous flood plain they were built on. [17184/26]
225. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the operation of the interim fire safety defects remediation scheme. [17589/26]
403. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the retrospective defective concrete blocks scheme; the timeline for full sign off, assurances that once signed off, funding will be made available without delay; to ensure commitment that the team are resourced and ready to process payments the moment approval is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matte…