Only 5 homes riddled with pyrite have been fixed under the Pyrite Remediation Scheme, Fianna Fáil has confirmed.

The number was confirmed by the Minister for Housing Paudie Coffey in response to a Parliamentary Question from Fianna Fáil.

A total of 630 households have applied under the scheme since the beginning of last year and less than half of these been accepted.

Fianna Fáil's Spokesperson on Dublin Senator Darragh O'Brien said it's further proof that the Pyrite Remediation Scheme is grossly inadequate.

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He said: "There are thousands of homes in Dublin, Meath, Kildare, Offaly and across the east coast that are riddled with pyrite. It is crazy that we are now in the second year of the remediation scheme and you can count on one hand the number of homes that have been remediated," said Senator O'Brien.

"This means that many families whose homes are literally falling apart with pyrite have yet to receive any support whatsoever from the State. They are being expected to live indefinitely in totally inadequate and hazardous conditions. These people have waited far too long for help from the State. And now they are finding that the remediation scheme that was supposed to address their problems is totally inadequate.

"Thousands of other home homeowners are stuck in limbo. Their homes have pyrite but this scheme as it stands will not address their problems. This is completely unacceptable."

(CD/MH)