The Housing Department has announced an increase in the cap and rates of the Defective Concrete Block Grant Scheme.
The scheme’s cap is to be increased by 10% to €462,000, square foot rates are to be raised by between 7%-9% and ancillary grants are to increase by 10%.
Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien says the adjustments will be applied immediately.
Minister Charlie McConalogue has also given a commitment that they will be applied retrospectively:
100% Redress Party PRO, Cllr Ali Farren has given the announcement a cautious welcome:
