Defective Building Materials

489. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the intended timeline for the implementation of the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025; when a commencement date is expected to be set; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69217/25]

503. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address an emerging issue affecting landlords who own dwellings approved under the defective concrete blocks scheme; if he will confirm whether such landlords will be able to issue a notice of termination to facilitate essential demolition and rebuild works after the new residential tenancies legislat…

329. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the details of the recently extended pyrite remediation scheme will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68642/25]

330. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the updated changes to the defective building block remediation scheme will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68643/25]

153. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in view of the ongoing uncertainty faced by homeowners affected by the defective block scheme; if Fingal County Council is to be included in the scheme; to provide details on the expected timeline, administrative arrangements, and any forthcoming guidance for local authorities and applicants; and if he will…

204. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that homeowners who have applied for the defective concrete blocks grant scheme are increasingly being directed to demolish the outer and inner leaf walls of their dwellings whilst simultaneously retaining the entire roof structure; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that few engineers an…

15. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to expand access to a remediation and compensation scheme for homes built with defective blocks in Skerries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65211/25]

72. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm whether the properties in Red Island, Skerries sampled by the Housing Agency meet the criteria for inclusion in the defective concrete blocks grant scheme; the next steps for affected homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65700/25]

105. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will release the funds to allow Donegal County Council to remediate the huge amount of homes in their housing stock affected by defective concrete blocks. [65160/25]

122. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the victims of defective concrete products scandals in Donegal, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, and Limerick do not receive 100% redress as is the case with the pyrite remediation scheme, available to the victims of defective concrete products scandals in Dublin and Leinster. [65159/25]

125. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will publish the Housing Agency’s report on defective concrete blocks in Fingal; the findings relevant to the Red Island area of Skerries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65699/25]

498. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person (details supplied) will be eligible for the proposed 10% retrospective payment increase under the defective concrete blocks scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65676/25]

524. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on available supports for pension-age homeowners in County Louth affected by pyrite damage in homes built before 1990. [65678/25]

157. 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. [64255/25]

560. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage if his Department will consider making funding assistance available to defective concrete block grant scheme applicants for storage and rehousing if the maximum grant cap of €462,000 for the remediation works is reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62949/25]

579. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage if his Department will provide an update on the supports a family (details supplied) will be provided with after their house was found to have traces of pyrite thereby decreasing their houses value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63255/25]

580. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage for an update on the inclusion of grade 1 homes in the pyrite scheme, as committed to in the Programme for Government. [63263/25]

603. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the apartments and duplex defects remediation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63694/25]

309. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the entitlement of each category of affected house on the defective block scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62422/25]

594. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage he is willing to meet with constituents from Fingal West who are affected by defective concrete blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61201/25]

595. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeline for when funding under the defective blocks scheme will be made available to affected homeowners in Fingal West; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61202/25]

596. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when and if homeowners in Fingal will be able to apply to Fingal County Council for grants to remediate their homes under the defective blocks scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61203/25]

597. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a list of the 39 homes in Fingal identified as being affected by defective blocks, or otherwise indicate how affected homeowners are being contacted and supported by the Department and local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61204/25]

262. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the review of costings (details supplied) that underpin the enhanced defective concrete blocks grant scheme; if he accepts that these costings are now significantly out of date given current construction inflation and market conditions; and if he will confirm when the long-overdue…

980. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm whether the homeowner liaison officer appointed under the defective concrete blocks scheme has ever met with affected homeowners in a formal consultative structure, either in person or virtually; if not, the reason such engagement has not taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57…