Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 November 2025
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]
View answerThe Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 (the Act) was commenced on 22 June 2023 which contains the current grant scheme and adopted the related Regulations on 29 June 2023.
There are five remedial options available under the Grant Scheme. The maximum grant approved for each remedial option will be determined by the grant rates approved and subject to the overall grant cap of €462,000.
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Remedial Option |
Remedial Works Description |
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Option 1 |
Demolition of the entire relevant dwelling and reconstruction of the dwelling on the exact position on the land on which the relevant dwelling was situated before it was demolished. |
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Option 2 |
Demolish and rebuild external walls (both outer and inner leafs) down to foundation on a phased basis and re-render. |
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Option 3 |
Demolish and rebuild external walls (both outer and internal leafs) down to top of rising wall on a phased basis and re-render. |
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Option 4 |
Demolish and rebuild external walls (outer leaf only) down to top of rising wall on a phased basis and re-render. |
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Option 5 |
Demolish and rebuild outer leaf of affected walls only and re-render. |
The Housing Agency acts as agent on behalf of the local authorities under the grant scheme. Once a home has met the damage threshold for entry to the scheme, the Housing Agency engages its Framework of Chartered Engineers to undertake the assessment, survey, sampling, testing and categorisation of the dwelling on a priority basis in accordance with the national standard I.S. 465:2018 and thereafter determine the appropriate remediation option and grant amount in accordance with the provision of the Act.
