(LRC Revised)

Number

28

of

2022

REMEDIATION OF DWELLINGS

DAMAGED BY THE USE OF

DEFECTIVE CONCRETE BLOCKS

ACT 2022

REVISED

Updated to

28 May 2026

This Revised Act is an

administrative consolidation of the

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of

Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022

. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission

in accordance with its function under the

Law Reform Commission Act 1975

(3/1975)

to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute

law.

All Acts up to and including the

International Co-Operation (Omagh Bombing Inquiry) Act 2026

(12/2026), enacted 3 June 2026, and all statutory

instruments up to and including the

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment)

Regulations 2026

(S.I. No. 225 of 2026), made 28 May 2026, were considered in the preparation of this

Revised Act.

Disclaimer: While every care has

been taken in the preparation of this Revised Act, the Law Reform Commission can assume

no responsibility for and give no guarantees, undertakings or warranties concerning

the

accuracy, completeness or up to date nature of the information provided and does not

accept any liability whatsoever arising from any errors or omissions. Please notify

any

errors, omissions and comments by email to revisedacts@lawreform.ie.

Number

28

of

2022

REMEDIATION OF DWELLINGS

DAMAGED BY THE USE OF

DEFECTIVE CONCRETE BLOCKS ACT

2022

REVISED

Updated to

28 May 2026

CONTENTS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title and

commencement

2.

Interpretation

3.

Regulations

4. Expenses

5. Designated

local authority

6. Advances to and

expenditure of designated local authority and Housing Agency

PART 2

Grants

7. Definitions for

Part 2

8. Relevant

dwelling

9. Relevant

owner

10.

Grants

11. Government

order to increase or decrease remediation option and ancillary grant

12. Remediation

options and building condition assessments

13. Application

for remediation option grant

14. Period for

making applications for remediation option grant

15.

Determination by Housing Agency of damage threshold

15A. Damage

threshold for attached dwellings

16.

Consideration by Housing Agency of application for remediation option grant

17. Provisions

relating to remediation option grant

17A.

Application for increase to remediation option grant

18. Payment of

remediation option grant

18A. Payment of

increased grant

19. Time limits

for payment of remediation option grant

20. Certificate

of remediation

21. Letter of

assurance

22. Ancillary

grant applications

22A.

Application for an adjacent remediation option

23. Application

for revised approval

23A.

Application for review of approved remediation option

23B.

Consideration by Housing Agency of application for updated remediation option and

grant

24. Change of

relevant owner

25. Application

for second grant

PART 3

Matters consequent on grant

Chapter

1

Certain matters consequent on grant

26. Refund of

compensation

27. Recovery of

payment under section 18

28. Exempted

development

29. Assignment

and subrogation of claims to Minister

Chapter

2

Charging orders consequent on grant to

landlord

30. Definitions

for Chapter 2

31. Charging

orders

32. Relevant

event

33. Failure or

cesser of incremental release

34. Provisions

consequential on charging order

35. Release of

charge

PART 4

Designated local authority or approved housing body

owned dwellings

36. Designated

local authority or approved housing body owned dwellings

PART 5

Appeals

37. Appeals

Panel

38. Appeal

Board

39.

Determination of appeals

40. Conduct of

appeals

PART 6

Miscellaneous, transitional and saving

provisions

Chapter

1

Miscellaneous provisions

41. Minister may

prescribe other deleterious materials

42. Appointment

of authorised officers

43. Powers of

authorised officers

44. Consultants

and advisers

45.

Indemnity

46. Data

processing

47. Information

sharing

48. Disclosure

of confidential information

49. Research and

training

50.

Guidelines

51. Review of

operation of Act

52. Offences and

penalties

53.

Disqualification for providing false or misleading information

Chapter

2

Transitional and saving provisions

54.

Interpretation for Chapter 2 of Part 6

55.

Revocation

56. Confirmation

of eligibility

57. Confirmation

of grant approval

58. Regulations

for purposes of sections 56 and 57

Acts Referred to

Building

Control Act 2007

(No. 21)

Civil

Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010

(No.

24)

Companies Act

2014

(No. 38)

Data Sharing

and Governance Act 2019

(No. 5)

European

Parliament Elections Act 1997

(No. 2)

Family Home

Protection Act 1976

(No. 27)

Finance (Local

Property Tax) Act 2012

(No. 52)

Housing

(Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019

(No. 47)

Land and

Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009

(No. 27)

Local

Government Act 2001

(No. 37)

Planning and

Development Act 2000

(No. 30)

Registration of

Title Act 1964

(No. 16)

Residential

Tenancies Act 2004

(No. 27)

The

Institution of Civil Engineers of Ireland (Charter Amendment) Act 1969

(No. 1)

(Private)

Number

28

of

2022

REMEDIATION OF DWELLINGS DAMAGED

BY THE USE OF

DEFECTIVE CONCRETE BLOCKS ACT

2022

REVISED

Updated to

28 May 2026

An Act to provide for the payment of

grants for the remediation of certain dwellings damaged by the use of defective concrete

blocks in their construction; to designate local authorities in whose areas affected

dwellings are located; to provide for the amount of grants for remediation, alternative

accommodation, storage and immediate repairs that may be paid and for variation of

those

amounts by Government order; to provide for procedures for application to a designated

local authority for a grant and for determination by the Housing Agency of the application;

to provide for time limits and conditions to attach to grants; to provide for certain

second grants; to provide for refund of compensation received by owners of affected

dwellings from third parties; to provide for recovery of grants in certain circumstances;

to provide for charging orders for certain grants and their release; to provide for

a

scheme to enable remediation of designated local authority and approved housing body

owned

dwellings; to provide for an Appeals Panel and Appeal Board and procedures for appeals;

to

provide for authorised officers; to provide for revocation of the Dwellings Damaged

by the

Use of Defective Concrete Blocks in Construction (Remediation) (Financial Assistance)

Regulations 2020 and necessary transitional arrangements; and to provide for related

matters.

[23

rd July

, 2022]

Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows

Annotations

Modifications (not altering

text)

C1

Functions transferred and

references to "Cathaoirleach" or "Cathaoirligh", "Leas-Chathaoirleach", "chief

executive" and "deputy chief executive" construed (16.05.2024) by

Local

Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024

(7/2024), ss. 10, 23, 25, 26, 28 and sch. 1 parts 1, 2, S.I. No. 207 of 2024.

Functions of Mayor

10.

(1) All functions

(other than functions conferred by or under an enactment specified in Part 1 of

Schedule 1) that, immediately before the vesting day, vested in the Cathaoirleach

of Limerick City and County Council shall, on and after that day, vest in the

Mayor.

(2) All functions (other than

functions conferred by or under an enactment specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1)

that, immediately before the vesting day, vested in the chief executive of

Limerick City and County Council shall, on and after that day, vest in the Mayor.

(3) From the vesting day, a

reference in any enactment (other than an enactment specified in Part 1 of

Schedule 1) to Cathaoirleach shall, in so far as the reference applies to the

Cathaoirleach of Limerick City and County Council, be construed as a reference to

the Mayor, or as including a reference to the Mayor, as the context requires.

(4) From the vesting day, a

reference in any enactment (other than an enactment specified in Part 2 of

Schedule 1) to chief executive shall, in so far as that reference applies to the

chief executive of Limerick City and County Council, be construed as a reference

to the Mayor, or as including a reference to the Mayor, as the context requires.

(5) This section shall apply

subject to the modifications of the Principal Act specified in Schedule 3.

...

Functions of Príomh

Chomhairleoir

23.

(1) All functions

conferred by or under an enactment specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1 that,

immediately before the vesting day, vested in the Cathaoirleach of Limerick City

and County Council shall, on and after that day, vest in the Príomh

Chomhairleoir.

(2) From the vesting day, a

reference in an enactment specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to Cathaoirleach or

Cathaoirligh shall, in so far as that reference applies to the Cathaoirleach of

Limerick City and County Council, be construed as a reference to the Príomh

Chomhairleoir, or as including a reference to the Príomh Chomhairleoir, as the

context may require.

(3) This section shall apply

subject to the modifications of the Principal Act specified in Schedule 3.

...

Functions of Leas-Phríomh

Chomhairleoir

25.

(1) All functions

conferred by or under any enactment that, immediately before the vesting day,

vested in the Leas-Chathaoirleach of Limerick City and County Council shall, on

and after that day, vest in the Leas-Phríomh Chomhairleoir.

(2) From the vesting day, a

reference in any enactment to Leas-Chathaoirleach shall, in so far as that

reference applies to the Leas-Chathaoirleach of Limerick City and County Council,

be construed as a reference to the Leas-Phríomh Chomhairleoir, or as including a

reference to the Leas-Phríomh Chomhairleoir, as the context may require.

(3) This section shall apply

subject to the modifications of the Principal Act specified in Schedule 3.

Director general

26.

(1) The chief executive

of Limerick City and County Council shall, on and after the vesting day, be known

as the director general of Limerick City and County Council and is in this Act

referred to as the “director general”.

(2) The person who, immediately

before the vesting day, was the chief executive of Limerick City and County

Council shall, on and after that day, continue in office and be referred to in

accordance with subsection (1).

(3) On and after the vesting day,

a reference in an enactment specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to chief executive

shall, in so far as that reference applies to the chief executive of Limerick City

and County Council, be construed as a reference to the director general, or as

including a reference to the director general, as the context may require.

(4) This section shall apply

subject to the modifications of the Principal Act specified in Schedule 3.

...

Deputy director general

28.

(1) On and after the

vesting day, a deputy chief executive appointed by the director general under

section 148 of the Principal Act shall be known as the deputy director general of

Limerick City and County Council and is, in this Act, referred to as the “deputy

director general”.

(2) The person who, immediately

before the vesting day, was the deputy chief executive of Limerick City and County

Council shall, on and after that day, continue in office and be referred to in

accordance with subsection (1).

(3) On and after the vesting day,

a reference in any enactment to deputy chief executive shall, in so far as the

reference applies to the deputy chief executive of Limerick City and County

Council, be construed as a reference to the deputy director general, or as

including a reference to the deputy director general, as the context may

require.

(4) This section shall apply

subject to the modifications of the Principal Act specified in Schedule 3.

...

SCHEDULE 1

PART 1

Enactments for Purposes of

Sections 10 and 23

Number and

Year

(1)

Provision

(2)

Extent of

Modification

(3)

No. 37 of 2001

Local Government Act 2001

Sections 11(5)(b), 11(8), 31(4)(a), 31(5), 31(7), 31(9), 31(11), 33,

34(2)(e), 36, 37, 38, 104(7)(a), 133(6)(a), 134(4)(b), 140(8), 141(1)(b),

141(4), 142(2)(a), 142(5)(f), 143(1), 147, 148, 158(3), 174(8),

178(2)(b), 178(5), 180(3)(a), 189(9), 190(9), 216(2)(a), 219(1) and

220(1); paragraphs 3(4), 4(2), 4(3), 6(1), 6(2), 6(3), 7(9), 10,

13(5)(e), 13(6) and 16(4)(c) of Schedule 10; paragraph 3 of Schedule

14.

PART 2

Enactments for Purposes of

Sections 10 and 26

Number and

Year

(1)

Short Title

(2)

Provision

(3)

...

...

...

No. 28 of 2022

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the use of

Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022

The whole Act.

...

...

...

Annotations

Modifications (not altering

text)

C1

Functions transferred and

references to "Cathaoirleach" or "Cathaoirligh", "Leas-Chathaoirleach", "chief

executive" and "deputy chief executive" construed (16.05.2024) by

Local

Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024

(7/2024), ss. 10, 23, 25, 26, 28 and sch. 1 parts 1, 2, S.I. No. 207 of 2024.

Functions of Mayor

10.

(1) All functions

(other than functions conferred by or under an enactment specified in Part 1 of

Schedule 1) that, immediately before the vesting day, vested in the Cathaoirleach

of Limerick City and County Council shall, on and after that day, vest in the

Mayor.

(2) All functions (other than

functions conferred by or under an enactment specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1)

that, immediately before the vesting day, vested in the chief executive of

Limerick City and County Council shall, on and after that day, vest in the Mayor.

(3) From the vesting day, a

reference in any enactment (other than an enactment specified in Part 1 of

Schedule 1) to Cathaoirleach shall, in so far as the reference applies to the

Cathaoirleach of Limerick City and County Council, be construed as a reference to

the Mayor, or as including a reference to the Mayor, as the context requires.

(4) From the vesting day, a

reference in any enactment (other than an enactment specified in Part 2 of

Schedule 1) to chief executive shall, in so far as that reference applies to the

chief executive of Limerick City and County Council, be construed as a reference

to the Mayor, or as including a reference to the Mayor, as the context requires.

(5) This section shall apply

subject to the modifications of the Principal Act specified in Schedule 3.

...

Functions of Príomh

Chomhairleoir

23.

(1) All functions

conferred by or under an enactment specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1 that,

immediately before the vesting day, vested in the Cathaoirleach of Limerick City

and County Council shall, on and after that day, vest in the Príomh

Chomhairleoir.

(2) From the vesting day, a

reference in an enactment specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to Cathaoirleach or

Cathaoirligh shall, in so far as that reference applies to the Cathaoirleach of

Limerick City and County Council, be construed as a reference to the Príomh

Chomhairleoir, or as including a reference to the Príomh Chomhairleoir, as the

context may require.

(3) This section shall apply

subject to the modifications of the Principal Act specified in Schedule 3.

...

Functions of Leas-Phríomh

Chomhairleoir

25.

(1) All functions

conferred by or under any enactment that, immediately before the vesting day,

vested in the Leas-Chathaoirleach of Limerick City and County Council shall, on

and after that day, vest in the Leas-Phríomh Chomhairleoir.

(2) From the vesting day, a

reference in any enactment to Leas-Chathaoirleach shall, in so far as that

reference applies to the Leas-Chathaoirleach of Limerick City and County Council,

be construed as a reference to the Leas-Phríomh Chomhairleoir, or as including a

reference to the Leas-Phríomh Chomhairleoir, as the context may require.

(3) This section shall apply

subject to the modifications of the Principal Act specified in Schedule 3.

Director general

26.

(1) The chief executive

of Limerick City and County Council shall, on and after the vesting day, be known

as the director general of Limerick City and County Council and is in this Act

referred to as the “director general”.

(2) The person who, immediately

before the vesting day, was the chief executive of Limerick City and County

Council shall, on and after that day, continue in office and be referred to in

accordance with subsection (1).

(3) On and after the vesting day,

a reference in an enactment specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to chief executive

shall, in so far as that reference applies to the chief executive of Limerick City

and County Council, be construed as a reference to the director general, or as

including a reference to the director general, as the context may require.

(4) This section shall apply

subject to the modifications of the Principal Act specified in Schedule 3.

...

Deputy director general

28.

(1) On and after the

vesting day, a deputy chief executive appointed by the director general under

section 148 of the Principal Act shall be known as the deputy director general of

Limerick City and County Council and is, in this Act, referred to as the “deputy

director general”.

(2) The person who, immediately

before the vesting day, was the deputy chief executive of Limerick City and County

Council shall, on and after that day, continue in office and be referred to in

accordance with subsection (1).

(3) On and after the vesting day,

a reference in any enactment to deputy chief executive shall, in so far as the

reference applies to the deputy chief executive of Limerick City and County

Council, be construed as a reference to the deputy director general, or as

including a reference to the deputy director general, as the context may

require.

(4) This section shall apply

subject to the modifications of the Principal Act specified in Schedule 3.

...

SCHEDULE 1

PART 1

Enactments for Purposes of

Sections 10 and 23

Number and

Year

(1)

Provision

(2)

Extent of

Modification

(3)

No. 37 of 2001

Local Government Act 2001

Sections 11(5)(b), 11(8), 31(4)(a), 31(5), 31(7), 31(9), 31(11), 33,

34(2)(e), 36, 37, 38, 104(7)(a), 133(6)(a), 134(4)(b), 140(8), 141(1)(b),

141(4), 142(2)(a), 142(5)(f), 143(1), 147, 148, 158(3), 174(8),

178(2)(b), 178(5), 180(3)(a), 189(9), 190(9), 216(2)(a), 219(1) and

220(1); paragraphs 3(4), 4(2), 4(3), 6(1), 6(2), 6(3), 7(9), 10,

13(5)(e), 13(6) and 16(4)(c) of Schedule 10; paragraph 3 of Schedule

14.

PART 2

Enactments for Purposes of

Sections 10 and 26

Number and

Year

(1)

Short Title

(2)

Provision

(3)

...

...

...

No. 28 of 2022

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the use of

Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022

The whole Act.

...

...

...

CONTENTS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title and

commencement

2.

Interpretation

3.

Regulations

4. Expenses

5. Designated

local authority

6. Advances to and

expenditure of designated local authority and Housing Agency

PART 2

Grants

7. Definitions for

Part 2

8. Relevant

dwelling

9. Relevant

owner

10.

Grants

11. Government

order to increase or decrease remediation option and ancillary grant

12. Remediation

options and building condition assessments

13. Application

for remediation option grant

14. Period for

making applications for remediation option grant

15.

Determination by Housing Agency of damage threshold

15A. Damage

threshold for attached dwellings

16.

Consideration by Housing Agency of application for remediation option grant

17. Provisions

relating to remediation option grant

17A.

Application for increase to remediation option grant

18. Payment of

remediation option grant

18A. Payment of

increased grant

19. Time limits

for payment of remediation option grant

20. Certificate

of remediation

21. Letter of

assurance

22. Ancillary

grant applications

22A.

Application for an adjacent remediation option

23. Application

for revised approval

23A.

Application for review of approved remediation option

23B.

Consideration by Housing Agency of application for updated remediation option and

grant

24. Change of

relevant owner

25. Application

for second grant

PART 3

Matters consequent on grant

Chapter

1

Certain matters consequent on grant

26. Refund of

compensation

27. Recovery of

payment under section 18

28. Exempted

development

29. Assignment

and subrogation of claims to Minister

Chapter

2

Charging orders consequent on grant to

landlord

30. Definitions

for Chapter 2

31. Charging

orders

32. Relevant

event

33. Failure or

cesser of incremental release

34. Provisions

consequential on charging order

35. Release of

charge

PART 4

Designated local authority or approved housing body

owned dwellings

36. Designated

local authority or approved housing body owned dwellings

PART 5

Appeals

37. Appeals

Panel

38. Appeal

Board

39.

Determination of appeals

40. Conduct of

appeals

PART 6

Miscellaneous, transitional and saving

provisions

Chapter

1

Miscellaneous provisions

41. Minister may

prescribe other deleterious materials

42. Appointment

of authorised officers

43. Powers of

authorised officers

44. Consultants

and advisers

45.

Indemnity

46. Data

processing

47. Information

sharing

48. Disclosure

of confidential information

49. Research and

training

50.

Guidelines

51. Review of

operation of Act

52. Offences and

penalties

53.

Disqualification for providing false or misleading information

Chapter

2

Transitional and saving provisions

54.

Interpretation for Chapter 2 of Part 6

55.

Revocation

56. Confirmation

of eligibility

57. Confirmation

of grant approval

58. Regulations

for purposes of sections 56 and 57

Number

28

of

2022