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Grants available for historic monuments and structures

Various heritage grant schemes are available for the preservation, conservation, and/or development of historic monuments and historic structures, Cllr Gary Doherty was told when he raised the matter at the last meeting of the Lifford-Stranorlar ...

31 Jul 2022 at 21:30

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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 09:35

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Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland’s report on construction costs complete

The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) will publish its long-awaited Report on Construction Costs for the Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme at 11.30am today. The report has already been received by Housing Minister ...

03 Mar 2022 at 12:10

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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 ...

27 Apr 2022 at 10:00

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No firm for mica house purchase review

Donegal County Council has been unable to secure an external firm to undertake the promised review of the file into the purchase of five houses in Buncrana which contain mica. The houses at An Crannla were purchased by ...

06 Apr 2022 at 16:23

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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 ...

11 Feb 2022 at 12:45

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Councillors seek mica clarity from Department

Donegal councillors Martin McDermott (Fianna Fáil) and Albert Doherty (Sinn Féin) are to meet Department of Housing officials to discuss the mica situation. The councillors, chairperson and vice chairperson ...

18 Jan 2022 at 19:05

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BREAKING: Controversial Mica Sliding Scale 'gone'

Donegal County Council will receive guidance within three weeks which will enable it to reimburse outstanding engineers' fees to people caught up in the ongoing Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme ...

21 Jan 2022 at 12:00

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Stage One mica redress applications stalled

“The Council cannot process your application further at the moment.” This was the stark email received on Tuesday by applicants for Stage 1 Confirmation of Eligibility of the Donegal County Council ...

23 Dec 2021 at 11:45

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Mica Action Group refuses to endorse working group draft report

The Mica Action Group is adamant it is not going to endorse the draft report from the working group on the Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme. Regarding decision making, the Agreed Terms of ...

07 Oct 2021 at 14:00

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Council to test 1990s 'mica' houses before sales

Donegal County Council has agreed a protocol aimed at reducing the backlog of tenants wishing to buy council houses after purchases were suspended over 'mica'. As a result of the ongoing ...

28 Apr 2022 at 17:00

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Government accused of ‘two-fingered salute’ over youth housing video

The Government has been accused of a “two-fingered salute” to an entire generation after it shared advice to adults on how to cope with moving back into the family home. Sinn Fein ...

09 Dec 2025 at 15:56

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