Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2022-07-13
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Niall Blaney (FF), Agricultural Panel

I thank the Minister for his reply. There is an engineer from Donegal working on the scheme who has a case where the works were approved for level 2 remediation of outer wall. On starting the works, it was realised that the rate of deterioration was such that there was much more extensive damage. On further inspection, the building in question now needs level 1 remediation. The Minister has given us good news today in that regard.
There is the damage threshold of a 1.5 mm crack. I would like the Minister to take into context in a county like Donegal, which takes in a big geographical area, the availability of a contractor along with the damage threshold. I might be a priority for a house to be demolished, for example, and somebody like Senator Dooley might be further down the priority list. If Senator Dooley is in a very remote part of Donegal, a builder may be more freely available for him. The availability of builders must be brought into the damage threshold context.

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Sitting date: 2022-07-13