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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 defective ...

10 May 2023 at 11:00

Local News

Report will 'not be endorsed' by Family Representatives

The document issued by the civil servants involved in the Working Group on the Defective Concrete Blocks Scheme has been described as "not acceptable" by the Donegal family representatives on the group. The Working Group was established by ...

01 Oct 2021 at 11:41

Inishowen MD

'Every family deserves a house to live in'

The meticulously socially-distanced launch of the new 'Defective Concrete Blocks Scheme' has taken place in Buncrana's Inishowen Gateway Hotel. Better known as the Mica Redress Scheme, it was launched by Minister for Housing, Local ...

12 Aug 2020 at 13:07

Inishowen MD

We are not getting what it says on the tin’ – Mica Action Group

Shortfalls in the Mica Redress Scheme mean homeowners in Donegal are “not getting what it says on the tin” according to the Mica Action Group. Officially known as the Defective Concrete Block Scheme, only 55 applications have been ...

20 Aug 2020 at 16:00

Local News

‘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 ...

05 Jan 2024 at 10:14

Inishowen MD

'We cannot pull money out of thin air' - Mica homeowner

Speaking from his personal experience, a Donegal homeowner, is hotly disputing the assertion upfront testing costs are not deterring applications to the Mica Redress Scheme. Launching the Defective Concrete Block Scheme in ...

03 Sept 2020 at 16:36

Local News

'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 17:14

Local News

Anger as defective concrete block campaigners take concerns to Europe

Mica campaigners have raised concerns in Europe that the redress scheme for up to 100,000 defective apartments approved by the Cabinet amounts to a breach of the human rights of homeowners affected by defective concrete ...

25 Jan 2023 at 09:26

Local News

‘Long sought after’ support positions for mica homeowners advertised

Two community facilitators are being recruited to help homeowners in Donegal who are dealing with the defective concrete blocks scheme. Inishowen Development Partnership (IDP) and Donegal Local Development Company ...

04 Dec 2022 at 13:17

Inishowen MD

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 scheme was ...

04 Jul 2023 at 11:34

Inishowen MD

Mica homeowner describes frustrations of the Defective Concrete Blocks Scheme

“I am fighting back tears here,” said Tina Crumlish, as she related her experience of Donegal County Council's Defective Concrete Blocks Scheme (DCBS), better known as the Mica Redress Scheme. The mum of ...

15 Oct 2020 at 11:22

Local News

'Cabinet is fully committed to delivering the Defective Concrete Block Scheme'

The Government and Cabinet are fully committed to the roll out of the new Defective Concrete Block Scheme and to providing homeowners with the financial support needed to rebuild their homes, according ...

12 Jul 2024 at 15:48

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