999. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify the scope of powers available to the appeals panel established under the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 and related regulations; specifically, if he will confirm whether the appeals panel has the authority to reinstate a homeowner’s original engineer-determined remediation option, as assessed prior to the transfer of technical functions from local authorities to the Housing Agency; to confirm whether the panel’s powers are limited to annulling a decision and directing that a dwelling be reconsidered, rather than substituting or reinstating a previous technical determination; to outline the steps he intends to take to ensure fairness and transparency for homeowners whose original engineer’s findings were downgraded or disregarded in the process of reassessment by the Housing Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57776/25]

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999. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify the scope of powers available to the appeals panel established under the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 and related regulations; specifically, if he will confirm whether the appeals panel has the authority to reinstate a homeowner’s original engineer-determined remediation option, as assessed prior to the transfer of technical functions from local authorities to the Housing Agency; to confirm whether the panel’s powers are limited to annulling a decision and directing that a dwelling be reconsidered, rather than substituting or reinstating a previous technical determination; to outline the steps he intends to take to ensure fairness and transparency for homeowners whose original engineer’s findings were downgraded or disregarded in the process of reassessment by the Housing Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57776/25]

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