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Minister confirms u-turn on part of defective blocks levy

The Minister for Finance, Michael McGrath, has announced that poured concrete used for precast products will be excluded from the Defective Concrete Products Levy (DCPL). The levy was announced last October as part of Budget 2023 and came into ...

06 Sept 2023 at 15:39

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‘Sub-Group must deliver results for homeowners affected by defective blocks’

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Finance Pearse Doherty has responded to the Department of Housing’s establishment of a new sub-group to examine issues relating to the mortgageability of homes remediated under the defective concrete blocks scheme. ...

05 Jan 2024 at 10:15

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Redress campaigners to be briefed by Housing Minister on new scheme

Defective blocks campaigners are urging housing minister Darragh O'Brien to take the views of homeowners into account ahead of the publication of regulations for the enhanced redress scheme. Members of the Mica Action Group, as well as ...

10 May 2023 at 10:35

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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 heated demonstration outside ...

28 Nov 2022 at 15:53

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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 demanding a public ...

17 Nov 2022 at 13:58

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Cabinet approves enhanced redress scheme

Inish Live / Inish Times understands Cabinet has approved the Enhanced Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme, which has been extended to counties Limerick and Clare. Ministers were informed the cost of the Scheme may may ...

14 Jun 2022 at 14:39

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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 ...

03 Mar 2022 at 14:49

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Enhanced Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme to provide grants up to €420,000

An enhanced Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme has been announced. This scheme will provide financial support to affected homeowners in counties Donegal, Mayo, Limerick and Clare whose dwelling had been damaged by ...

03 Jul 2023 at 20:21

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'This is what people from Ireland do' - Man rescues US tourists stranded on roadside

An American tourist has praised an Offaly man's good deed after he spotted her in trouble on the side of a busy road. Diane Glaub posted on the Love Ireland Facebook page after returning home from her 10-day trip to ...

30 May 2024 at 10:48

Defective Blocks Crisis

Defective blocks campaigners urge Darragh O’Brien to attend public meeting

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien has been urged to attend a public meeting in Donegal with the owners of homes affected by defective blocks. The Mica Action Group has written to the minister following an ...

26 Jul 2023 at 13:58

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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 ...

27 Apr 2022 at 09:45

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Mica Action Group say 'Government has failed to listen to those affected'

The Mica Action Group have expressed serious concerns over the rervised Defective Concrete Blocks Scheme, which expects homeowners to “face major obstacles or be excluded completely”. The revised ...

04 Jul 2023 at 19:13

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