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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James Browne (FF), Wexford

Amendment No. 33 proposes to remove the condition that a homeowner may only apply once for payment of an increased grant and this condition is contained in the Bill primarily in recognition of the fact that homes will be remediated under contracts covered by prices set within any 12-month period. It is also placed to reduce the administrative burden on designated local authorities in processing these payments under the Bill and, therefore, it is not necessary to provide for multiple opportunities to submit a claim for payment under this section.
Amendment No. 35 proposes a new additional text to the provision in the Bill. The text contained in the Bill clearly states that where designated a local authority refuses to make payment of an increased grant that along with notifying the relevant owner of that decision, it will set out the reasons for the refusal.
Therefore, I cannot accept these amendments.

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Sitting date: 2025-12-10