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Mica Action Group disappointed after President signs off on legislation

The Mica Action Group has expressed disappointment that President Higgins has signed the latest defective blocks legislation into law. The Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill was signed into effect by the ...

25 Jul 2022 at 16:52

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Mica Action Group says council’s approach to crisis ‘has failed miserably’

The Mica Action Group has heavily criticised county councillors and council officials in the wake of the passing of the latest defective concrete blocks scheme. The group has asked for “leadership” from the council ahead of the implementation of ...

21 Jul 2022 at 11:23

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'Halt Redress Bill' – Councillor

Donegal County Council has been unable to obtain clarification from the Housing Department on a range of issues, including the presence of Iron Sulphides in concrete blocks and the possible adverse effect they are having on homes. The ...

06 Jun 2022 at 09:30

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Government allowed defective concrete scandal

A motion to change the name of Donegal County Council's Mica Redress committee to the Defective Concrete and Defective Concrete Blocks committee is to be brought before full council later this month. The motion was proposed by Cllr ...

05 Jun 2022 at 16:40

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Mica Action Group welcome for SCSI report

Welcoming the publication of the Society of Chartered Surveyors of Ireland's (SCSI) Report on Construction Costs for the Defective Concrete Blocks Scheme, the Mica Action Group's PRO, Michael Doherty, said SCSI had done "a good ...

03 Mar 2022 at 14:49

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Rebuilding costs for eight house types outlined by Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland

The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) has published its Report on Construction Costs for Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme. In keeping with its terms of reference, the report, commissioned by Housing Minister, ...

03 Mar 2022 at 13:42

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'Not going to fall for Government tricks' – Paddy Diver

“We are not going to fall for Government tricks,” warned Inishowen's talismanic redress campaigner, Paddy Diver. Speaking to Inish Live, Paddy explained he had decided to return to the 100% Redress campaign over concerns ...

04 Jun 2022 at 17:11

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Redress schemes based on 'guesswork'

The 90/10 mica redress scheme and its proposed replacement, which is coming before Cabinet on May 31, apparently without pre legislative scrutiny, are based on “guesswork”. They cannot and will not address the issue of ...

25 May 2022 at 09:00

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Only seven 'mica' houses fixed fully

Only seven mica-affected houses have been fully remediated since the opening of the Donegal County Council administered redress scheme in January 2020, it has been revealed. The statistic, which emerged at a meeting ...

27 Apr 2022 at 09:45

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Proposed Redress Scheme 'unworkable' - Expert Group Advisor

“I think the scheme is a joke because I do not believe there is a single engineer who will sign off on any of the properties.” That was the forthright view of chartered civil engineer, Aidan O'Connell, on the ...

02 Jun 2022 at 11:11

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Public Inquiry call for defective concerete blocks scandal

There have been renewed calls for a public inquiry into defective concrete and defective concrete blocks manufactured in the Republic of Ireland and sold into the Northern Ireland market. An online petition ...

17 Nov 2022 at 13:58

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Mica protestors voice anger to council at Lifford demonstration

Hundreds of defective concrete block campaigners have voiced their anger at Donegal County Council’s handling of the crisis at a demonstration outside the local authority’s headquarters. Protestors held a ...

28 Nov 2022 at 15:53

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