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'Take your head out of the sand Taoiseach' - McBrearty

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has been told to 'take his head out of the sand' and act now in the interests of everyone affected by mica and pyrite. Speaking from Dublin this afternoon, independent councillor, Frank McBrearty has outlined what the Fianna ...

15 Jun 2021 at 13:11

Local News

100% MICA Redress Scheme

A 100% Mica Redress Scheme, to replace the current 90% / 10% Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme, has been endorsed by Donegal TDs. Deputys Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Pearse Doherty (Sinn Féin) have renewed their call for a 100% MICA Redress ...

18 May 2021 at 15:30

Local News

McConalogue is told Mica redress scheme could be published before Christmas

Fianna Fáil TD for Donegal, Charlie McConalogue, says he is hoping the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government will finally deliver on his promise and publish the Mica Redress Scheme before Christmas. Deputy McConalogue, who ...

12 Dec 2019 at 15:00

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

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 crumbling ...

25 May 2022 at 09:30

Local News

NATIONAL: "Devastation and stress of mica-affected homeowners not underestimated or ignored by Government" - Minister Darragh O'Brien

Cabinet has received an update on the Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme, commonly known as the Mica Redress Scheme, from Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien. The mica scandal is affecting ...

09 Jun 2021 at 17:53

Local News

Pringle: ‘A woman (70) has €80,000 to €90,000 expenses on top of redress scheme’

Independent TD, Thomas Pringle, has again called on the government to ensure the mortgageability of homes remediated under the defective blocks scheme and correct shortfalls in redress. “People whose homes are affected by ...

20 Feb 2024 at 10:02

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 ...

03 Sept 2020 at 16:36

Local News

Donegal Homeowners should be adequately compensated for something not of their own making

The issue of mica affected dwellings once more dominated discussions in the peninsula. April's meeting of Inishowen Municipal District (IMD) councillors was updated on the progress of a unanimous motion that the IMD ...

20 Apr 2021 at 17:45

Inishowen MD

Mica 'national scandal' - Inishowen Mayor

Mica topped the agenda of May's Donegal County Council Plenary Meeting, with its 37 councillors unanimously supporting a 100% Mica Redress Scheme. Standing Orders were suspended at the beginning of Monday morning's ...

03 Jun 2021 at 14:00

Local News

'Long-term structural performance of retained blockwork uncertain' – Engineers Ireland

A Donegal County Councillor has called for the Mica Redress Scheme to be halted immediately. Cllr Frank McBrearty (Independent) made the call following Wednesday's publication of the Engineers Ireland Submission ...

24 Sept 2021 at 20:27

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