To ask the Minister for Communities how many properties, identified as having poor cavity wall insulation in the SERC Report 2014 and the BBA Report 2019, have had remedial and upgrade work carried out.

The report produced by South Eastern Regional College and the Housing Executive pointed to problems that were arising in some housing stock due to the age of properties and the quality of the cavity wall insulation (CWI). Remedial work was carried out under response maintenance to three of the properties identified in the March 2014 SERC report. The SERC report precipitated the commissioning of the BBA report and as such, unless required for structural reasons, the preparation of further Cavity Wall Insulation schemes was deferred until such time as this investigation had been completed and considered.

Following on from the findings of the BBA report, the Housing Executive has published for public and industry consultation a Draft Cavity Wall Action Plan that sets out its proposals for addressing the BBA’s report’s findings and recommendations in respect of its housing stock.

This consultation document was issued on 22nd December 2021 and responses to it are due by 31st March 2021. The intention is to publish a final Action Plan later this year.