Pryite Resolution Act 2013

This act provides for the making of a scheme for certain dwellings affected by pyrite. It provides for the establishment of the Pyrite Resolution Board to manage the implementation of the scheme. The scheme is only at outline stage and is subject to approval by the minister.


Outline of the Proposed Scheme

The general aim of the scheme is to procure the remediation of private dwellings with significant damage caused by pyritic heave of hardcore under floor slabs.

The following conditions must be satisfied for a dwelling to be deemed eligible for remediation under the scheme:

• Dwellings must be located in one of the five local authority areas of Fingal, Dublin City, Meath, Kildare and Offaly;
• Dwellings must have been constructed between 1st January 1997 and 1st July 2012;
• The dwelling must have been purchased or built on the applicant’s own site between  1st January 1997 and 1st July 2012;
• Dwellings must have been occupied before 1st July 2012;
• Dwellings must have been assessed, tested and certified as having significant damage attributable to pyrite heave, in accordance with  Irish Standard 398–1: 2013;
• The application must be accompanied by a Building Condition Assessment carried out by a competent person and presented in the format set out in Annex A, pages 28 to 33, of the above standard;
• The application can be made by or on behalf of the owner of the dwelling;
• It must be shown to the satisfaction of the Pyrite Resolution Board that there is no other viable avenue of redress open to the applicant.

      Note: Unfinished houses or those that were never sold are not covered by this scheme.

Once a dwelling is deemed eligible and is included in the Pyrite Remediation Programme, the following costs will be met out of the Pyrite Remediation Fund:

• The sampling, testing and reporting of the hardcore;
• The Categorisation Report on the dwelling in accordance with I.S. 398-1: 2013;
• The preparation of specification and scheduling of remediation works in accordance with I.S. 398-2: 2013;
• The management of the tendering process and commissioning of the remediation works;
• The remediation of the dwelling as per specification and schedule to the required standard;
• The monitoring and inspection of works, snagging and final certification.