Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 November 2024
617. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a family who have been forced out of their primary home due to unsafe conditions brought about by defective concrete blocks can avail of the enhanced defective block grant scheme, having moved to another property. [45249/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraI commenced the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 (the Act) on 22 June 2023 which contains the enhanced grant scheme and adopted the related Regulations on 29 June 2023.
The Grant Scheme applies to the owners of dwellings located in designated local authorities, which are damaged due to the use of defective concrete blocks and provided the dwelling is the owner’s principal private residence, or a rented dwelling registered with the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) on or before 1 November 2021 subject to a maximum of one rental property per household.
A dwelling may be deemed the individual's principal private residence where the dwelling previously had been, but ceased to be such solely by virtue of the damage to the dwelling arising out of, or in connection with, the use of defective concrete blocks in its construction.
The detailed operation of the Scheme is a matter for the designated local authorities and queries such as the one set out in the Question should be addressed to the relevant local authority in the first instance.
