Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 March 2026
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]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 (the Act) commenced on 22 June 2023, and it underpins the current grant scheme and the related Regulations which were adopted on 29 June 2023.
The Scheme applies to the owners of dwellings located in Donegal, Mayo, Clare, Limerick and Sligo with further local authority areas to be designated under the scheme shortly.
As at the end of January 2026, 3,225 applications have been received under the current and previous scheme, of these 432 homes have been remediated with 1,136, homeowners notifying their relevant designated local authority of the date of commencement of their works to remediate their homes.
The total grant amount recouped to the five designated local authorities under the scheme from the period 2020 to date, amounts to approximately €272.7 million.
The original estimate following the expert group report was that approximately 7,500 homes may be impacted. This amount may change in the future depending on the number of homes impacted compared to the original estimate.
