Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022
Public bill · Government · Presented
Sets up a statutory grant scheme to help homeowners fix houses damaged by defective concrete blocks, with extra support for temporary accommodation, storage and urgent repairs. It gives local authorities and the Housing Agency formal roles in checking applications, deciding damage levels and setting the right repair option, and allows for a second grant if a home later turns out to need more work; it also adds an independent appeals process and can extend help to affected local authority and housing body homes. It matters because it turns a troubled compensation scheme into a clearer legal framework, while setting rules on grant limits, repayments, charges on rental properties and fraud.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to provide for the payment of grants for the remediation of certain dwellings damaged by the use of defective concrete blocks in their construction; to designate local authorities in whose areas affected dwellings are located; to provide for the amount of grants for remediation, alternative accommodation, storage and immediate repairs that may be paid and for variation of those amounts by Government order; to provide for procedures for application to a designated local authority for a grant and for determination by the Housing Agency of the application; to provide for time limits and conditions to attach to grants; to provide for certain second grants; to provide for refund of compensation received by owners of affected dwellings from third parties; to provide for recovery of grants in certain circumstances; to provide for charging orders for certain grants and their release; to provide for a scheme to enable remediation of designated local authority and approved housing body owned dwellings; to provide for an Appeals Panel and Appeal Board and procedures for appeals; to provide for authorised officers; to provide for revocation of the Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks in Construction (Remediation) (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2020 and necessary transitional arrangements; and to provide for related matters.
Last updated 11 September 2024
- Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Primary
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- Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage Seanad
- Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage Seanad
- Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) Dáil
- Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage Dáil
- Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages Dáil
- Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage Dáil