I 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 new scheme is now open to applications in four counties: Clare, Donegal, Limerick and Mayo with comprehensive information of all aspects of the Scheme available on my Department’s website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/service/8002e-enhanced-defective-concrete-blocks-grant-scheme/ .
The table below sets out the position on the old and new defective concrete blocks grant scheme as returned from the local authorities.
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Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme
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Clare
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Donegal
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Limerick
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Mayo
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Total
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Total Number of Applications
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8
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1343
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TBC
|
350
|
1701
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Applications Received for Old Scheme
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N/A
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1296
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N/A
|
348
|
1644
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New Applications Received for Enhanced Scheme
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8
|
50
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TBC
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2
|
60
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Applications Approved from Old Scheme
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N/A
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849
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N/A
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332
|
1181
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Total Number of Applicants Notified of Transitional Arrangements by LA
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N/A
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1243
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N/A
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7
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1250
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Applications Referred under Old Scheme to Housing Agency for Damage Threshold Determination
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N/A
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323
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N/A
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7
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330
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Applications Referred to HA under Enhanced Scheme for Damage Threshold Determination
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8
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0
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0
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2
|
10
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LA Administrative Claims
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N/A
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€1,986,728.26
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N/A
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€626,364.72
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€2,613,092.98
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LA Grant Claims
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N/A
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€14,423,726.11
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N/A
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€6,747,806.00
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€21,171,532.11
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Total Claims from LAs
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N/A
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€16,410,454.37
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N/A
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€7,374,170.72
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€23,784,625.09
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