1768. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the length of time the current review of the defective block grant scheme is expected to take; if grants that have already been assessed and offered will be honoured under the existing scheme; and the timeframe for when processed grants will be paid out. [60957/26]

1885. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the review of the defective concrete blocks grant scheme will commence; and when it will conclude. [62711/26]

1946. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department's review of the defective concrete block grant scheme will take place. [63719/26]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 1768, 1885 and 1946 together.

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.

As per Section 51 of the 2022 Act (as amended), a review of the operation of the Act has now been commenced and is being carried out by my Department with the assistance of external expertise. The 2022 Act mandates that not later than 3 months after the completion of this review that I, as Minister, shall make a report to each House of the Oireachtas of the findings and conclusions resulting from that review.

The review is already underway but it is not possible to provide a timeframe for its completion at this point in time. However, the Government has decided that the DCB Scheme will remain open in so far as possible and existing works to homes already in train can continue while the Review is ongoing.

My Department is working closely with the Housing Agency and local authorities to ensure that homeowners at different stages of the scheme know what these changes mean for them and the Housing Agency recently issued a statement on their website regarding an update for homeowners. www.housingagency.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-What-This-Means-for-Homeowners-FINAL_V4.pdf. The information contained in this document clearly explains how homeowners at different stages of the scheme may progress at this time.