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Official scheme pages, legislation, standards, tax, banking and research links for homeowners affected by defective concrete blocks.

You have 78 weeks to start works and now 130 weeks to finish and claim. Here is what each time limit applies to, and how to ask for more time.

S.R. 16 is NSAI's guidance on aggregates for concrete in Ireland. A 2026 amendment added guidance on sulphur testing and deleterious materials.

The law requires the Minister to review how the defective concrete Act is working. Here are the deadlines and where things stand.

Homeowners in the defective blocks scheme can also apply for SEAI home energy upgrade grants. Here is what is available and who to contact.

Short answers to common questions about the Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme: who qualifies, how to apply and how grants are worked out.

Phone numbers, emails and opening times for the DCB Grant Section, the Housing Agency, SEAI, planning and Local Property Tax.

Rental homes with a tenancy registered with the RTB on or before 1 November 2021 can be included. Here is what that means for landlords.

Where to check the registers for engineers, architects and surveyors, plus a list of trades and contractors working in Donegal.

The scheme is for homes lived in as a principal private residence. Here is what that means, and what to do if your case is unusual.

Typical professional and council fees for a retention planning application in Donegal, so you know roughly what to expect.

Who Petrolab and Dr Chris Brough are, what their testing has found in defective blocks, and how they describe the different concrete types.