Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022
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PART 4 Designated local authority or approved housing body owned dwellings | ||
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Designated local authority or approved housing body owned dwellings | ||
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36. (1) The Government may make a scheme for the purpose of enabling a designated local authority or an approved housing body to remedy damage caused to dwellings by the use of defective concrete blocks in their construction. | ||
(2) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, in accordance with the terms of a scheme under subsection (1), give grants out of monies provided by the Oireachtas to designated local authorities or approved housing bodies. | ||
(3) Dwellings referred to in subsection (1) shall be— | ||
(a) owned by a designated local authority or an approved housing body, and | ||
(b) located in a designated local authority area. | ||
(4) A scheme may provide for— | ||
(a) subject to subsection (3), the dwellings included in the scheme, | ||
(b) the designated local authorities or approved housing bodies included in the scheme, | ||
(c) the procedure by which a designated local authority or approved housing body may apply for a grant to remedy dwellings under the scheme, | ||
(d) the procedure by which applications shall be assessed, | ||
(e) subject to subsection (5), the procedure by which the amount of a grant given to the designated local authority or approved housing body for the purpose of remedying a dwelling under the scheme shall be calculated, | ||
(f) subject to subsection (5), the procedure by which the amount of a grant referred to in section 10 (2) given to a designated local authority or an approved housing body for the purpose of providing alternative accommodation, immediate repairs or storage costs under the scheme may be calculated, | ||
(g) the procedure by which payment of grants to remedy dwellings under the scheme shall be made, and | ||
(h) the administration and governance of the scheme. | ||
(5) A grant for the remediation of damage to a dwelling or for alternative accommodation, storage costs or immediate repairs provided under a scheme shall be calculated in accordance with section 10 , any regulations made under it, and any orders made under section 11 . | ||
(6) Where a scheme is proposed to be made under subsection (1), a draft of the scheme shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas and it shall not be made until a resolution approving the draft has been passed by each such House. | ||
(7) In this section, “approved housing body” has the same meaning as it has in section 2 of the Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 . |