Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 October 2024
362. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total annual expenditure on the defective concrete block grant scheme for each year the scheme has been in operation, in tabular form. [41241/24]
View answerI commenced the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 ('the 2022 Act') on 22 June 2023, which contains the enhanced grant scheme and adopted the related Regulations on 29 June 2023.
The table below sets out the drawdown amounts under the Defective Concrete Blocks Scheme since June 2020.
|
Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme |
Total |
|
Total 2020 |
€775,059 |
|
Total 2021 |
€4,050,425 |
|
Total 2022 |
€8,752,613 |
|
Total 2023 |
€22,100,910 |
|
Total 2024 to date |
€35,393,934 |
|
Total Drawdown to date |
€71,072,941 |
A total of 354 remediation option grant determinations have been made by the Housing Agency amounting to €115,540,725 (as at 31 August 2024).
A further 722 remediation option grant determinations were made under the Transitional arrangements of the 2022 Act by Donegal and Mayo County Councils with a total value of €231,560,839 (as at 31 August 2024).
