Pyrite Remediation Scheme: the last chance to apply

Two things make this page worth reading now rather than later. The scheme was widened in 2026, so a house that did not qualify before may qualify today. And testing takes time, which the deadline does not extend.

What it covers, and how it differs from the mica grant

"The Pyrite Resolution Board was established to procure the remediation of dwellings with damage caused by pyritic heave of hardcore under floor slabs."

"If your home has been affected by pyrite, this scheme will cover 100% of the costs involved in repairing your property."

This is not the same thing as the Defective Concrete Blocks Grant. That one is about the blocks in the walls containing mica or pyrite. This one is about pyritic heave in the hardcore under the floor — the floors lift and crack rather than the walls. Different damage, different scheme, different counties.

The deadline, and the 2026 widening

"The Pyrite Resolution Board wishes to inform homeowners and the general public the Pyrite Remediation Scheme will close for the submission of applications on 30 November 2026."

And the change that may bring your house inside it: "The Pyrite Remediation Scheme has been revised and extended to include certain dwellings classified as Damage Condition Rating 1 (DCR1) with current progression consistent with pyritic heave. Dwellings classified as Damage Condition Rating 2 (DCR2) continue to meet the existing eligibility for application."

"This extension is in line with the Pyrite Resolution Act 2013 and represents the last opportunity for affected homeowners with a specific minimum amount of damage to the Ground Floor Surface Level apply for remediation under this Scheme."

So a house assessed as DCR1 and turned away in the past may qualify now. If that is your house, get it reassessed rather than assuming the old answer still stands.

The conditions

Where. "Dwellings must be located within the administrative areas of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Kildare, Meath, Offaly, Limerick City and County Council, South Dublin County Council, Westmeath County Council or Dublin City Council"

When it was built. "Dwellings must have been constructed and completed between 1st January 1997 and 12th December 2013"

The damage. "Dwellings must have been assessed, tested and certified as Category D, having a damage condition rating of 1 with current progression as defined in section 3.3(b) of the Scheme or a damage condition rating of 2 and it must be verified that damage is attributable to pyritic heave."

Ownership. "The applicant must be the owner or joint owner of a dwelling. An application can only be made in respect of one dwelling and the dwelling must have been purchased before 12th December 2013"

No other route. "The applicant must be able to show, to the satisfaction of the PRB, that he/she does not have available to him or her any practicable option, other than under the Scheme or the use of his or her own resources, to remediate or secure the remediation of the dwelling" — so if a builder's guarantee or an insurance policy would cover it, that comes first.

One useful clarification: "An extension, used for habitable purposes, is considered to be a dwelling for the purposes of the Pyrite Resolution Act 2013".

Applying

"The Pyrite Resolution Board only accepts online applications." and "Applications must be submitted prior to the closing date, 30 November 2026".

The certification is the slow part. A dwelling has to be assessed, tested and certified before an application means anything, and that is arranged by you. Start that now if you have any suspicion at all — the closing date will not move because a test was booked late.

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