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Homeowner representatives excluded by Housing Minister

Despite assurances from Housing Minister, Darragh O’Brien that homeowner representatives would have a seat at the table of the expert / stakeholder groups working on the revised defective concrete blocks scheme, no invitation has been extended. This ...

25 Feb 2022 at 18:40

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Elderly Inishowen couple left in mica limbo over redress

With the eagerly anticipated Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) report on construction costs for the defective concrete block scheme announced on Thursday, Inish Live spoke to a couple, aged 66 and 71 respectively, who feel they have ...

05 Mar 2022 at 18:00

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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 of the council's housing ...

27 Apr 2022 at 09:45

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New mica scheme 'unworkable'

“Anyone who is not affected will be thinking, 'What a great deal' but, as a pensioner who owns a mica-affected home, I feel very worried. This was the view of one Inishowen homeowner regarding the recently published Society of Chartered ...

25 Mar 2022 at 13:46

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'The worst form of justice is pretend justice' – Cllr Frank McBrearty

A Donegal county councillor has compiled what he described as “a paper to assist all those struggling for justice against the Irish State”. Speaking to Inish Live, Cllr McBrearty said he hoped his document, titled: 'The worst form of ...

28 Jan 2022 at 12:33

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100% redress call from Jeremy Corbyn

Former British Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn has voiced unequivocal support for homeowners affected by deleterious materials, sulphide minerals, mica and pyrite. Mr Corbyn was speaking at a press conference in Derry's Ráth Mór ...

05 Feb 2022 at 16:00

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'People's lives at stake' - Mica campaigner

On November 30, Housing Minister, Darragh O'Brien, announced what he described as “enhancements” to the Defective Concrete Block Scheme. According to Mary Morrison, a London-based accountant with strong family ties to Inishowen, ...

13 Jan 2022 at 14:00

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'It seems like a vendetta by the Housing Department against the homeowners' - Mica Action Group

The Mica Action Group said homeowners were completely excluded from the drafting of the Society of Chartered Surveyors of Ireland (SCSI) terms of reference for the organisation's report on construction costs for the defective ...

11 Feb 2022 at 12:37

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'What is there to hide?' - Homeowner

'What is there to hide?' This was the reaction of 'mica' affected homeowner, Roisin Gallagher, reflecting on Taoiseach Micheál Martin's comment he would have to consider “very seriously” whether or not there was a need for ...

18 May 2022 at 14:00

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SCSI hopes new report will contribute to resolution of defective block issue

The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) hopes its Report on Construction Costs for the Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme will contribute to resolution of the defective block issue. The SCSI's independent ...

03 Mar 2022 at 14:04

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Donegal victims of defective concrete blocks and aggregate lobby Oireachtas

A group of property owners affected by deleterious materials and sulphide minerals have travelled up to Dáil Éireann to lobby against Housing Minister, Darragh O'Brien's proposed enhanced redress scheme. The group ...

26 Feb 2022 at 11:00

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'Like a knife in the back'

Straight-talking 100% Redress campaigner, Paddy Diver, says he is stepping back from the group because his good name is being dragged through the mud on social media and he cannot take it any more. Paddy ...

31 Mar 2022 at 15:00

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