Paul Murphy
Question:209. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he intends to conduct the review of the defective concrete block scheme. [21041/24]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 May 2024
209. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he intends to conduct the review of the defective concrete block scheme. [21041/24]
View answer210. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he intends to increase the overall grant scheme cap under the defective concrete block scheme by 10%, as is permitted by Section 11 of the relevant Act. [21042/24]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 209 and 210 together.
A review mechanism is provided within the Defective Concrete Blocks (DCB) Act 2022, which allows me, as Minister, to increase the overall grant scheme cap of €420,000 a year after the Act has been commenced by no more than 10%, in accordance with the conditions of Section 11 of the Act. I intend to reconvene the Expert Group, originally established to advise on a number of technical issues prior to the introduction of the Scheme, shortly, to examine the issue and advise me accordingly.
Section 51 of the 2022 DCB Act also provides for a three-year review of the operation of the Act, which the Act itself mandates. In addition, the Act provides for a review of the operation of the Act within three months of the completion of any review of I.S. 465: 2018 by the NSAI.