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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: All on defective blocks.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: That means approximately €60 million was unspent over that period.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: Less than half of the money that could have been spent on home remediation was spent. I accept that, in the early years of the scheme, there will not be much spend. Remind the committee the date the defective blocks scheme first opened for applicants.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: The scheme opened in June 2020. There would not be any expenditure from June 2020 even into the end of 2021. Can Mr. Rafferty understand how not just us in committee but affected homeowners or the local authorities who have defective stock would feel that €60 million that should have been spent fixing homes has not been spent?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: But there has been a demand. I am looking at the CCMA’s report. The total number of online registrations to the current scheme is 2,661. I presume that is people just logging online, checking the scheme out and seeing what is available. Regarding the total number of applications received, there is a discrepancy between the CCMA’s figures and a parliamentary question I got...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: Let me rephrase the question. It was not the local authorities or the Housing Agency that decided the design of the scheme. Ultimately, that was a policy question for Government in terms of the legislation that was provided. Given there is such a discrepancy between applications, applications deemed valid and drawdowns, and given such a significant amount money is not being spent, is that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: Regarding this year’s allocation, €65 million is allocated again for both schemes. One assumes the Leinster pyrite scheme will take less than €20 million of that, perhaps between €10 million and-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: That leaves a remainder of €50 million for defective block.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: Do the witnesses think that will be spent?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: That is if any of that money actually gets drawn down. Is there an estimate of what would be for the defective block of the remaining €50 million?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: On the basis of what Ms Stapleton said, how much do the witnesses think will be spent this year?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: How much was spent on defective block in total last year?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: That is about half of the total spend up to that point. The expenditure will need to more than double this year. Notwithstanding the fact Mr. Espey outlined the number of determinations that will be made, I am not hearing anything from the figures we were given with regard to the pipeline that suggests there will be a big jump in approvals, works done or drawdowns.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: There are only 195 determinations of the new applications.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: The witnesses from the Housing Agency were looking to come in. I appreciate Ms Stapleton's reply. I do not doubt her comments at all.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: After it makes a determination decision, does the Housing Agency have a mechanism to track when a project is likely to go to construction and drawdown? Does the agency have a read of that yet or are we still too early in the scheme?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: What is the total value of the determination decisions for applicants from the previous scheme and those from the new scheme? Do we have a figure for that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: In addition to the approximately €62 million.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: That is just Donegal.