Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages
Dail Éireann — 2025-12-10
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Eoin Ó Broin (SF), Dublin Mid-West

I am not at all clear on what this amendment does and its relevance for a semi-detached dwelling, for example, where one dwelling is deemed to be awarded a grant the other has previously not been. It might be helpful if the Minister were to try and explain in plain English, particularly in a case where you have attached or semi-detached dwellings, what this amendment is trying to do.
Obviously, as Deputy Mac Lochlainn outlined, this is a very significant issue. It is one where we have had examples in Mayo, Donegal and elsewhere. For the sake of clarity, if the Minister could talk us through, what are the implications of the proposition for this request for one of the relevant dwellings that does not meet the damage threshold and how does this operate in real time?

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Sitting date: 2025-12-10