1750. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans in place to cover the costs incurred by homeowners effected by the defective block crisis, where the length of time for remediation of their home is longer than is covered by the €16,500 accommodation allowance cap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60072/26]

The Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 as amended by the Act of 2025 underpins the Grant Scheme which provides grant funding to people whose homes have been affected by Defective Concrete Blocks (DCB).

A number of amendments contained in the 2025 Act came into operation on 25 February 2026 and more recently further provisions commenced on 27 May 2026.

The current scheme includes an ancillary grant for alternative accommodation in the amount of €16,500. This amounts represents an increase of 10% to the original €15,000 provided for under the grant scheme in 2023. There are no immediate plans to further increase the grant available for alternative accommodation.