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Defective block scheme families struggle for help yet council staff are available for planning meetings claims councillor

How was Donegal County Council able to provide staff to deal with planning queries by phone or in person at clinics yet help for families struggling to deal with mica and defective block schemes was not available? The question was raised at the last ...

29 Sept 2022 at 19:15

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Donegal to host international conference on defective blocks

Donegal is to host an international conference on mica and defective blocks which will look at the causes of the issue and the impacts on affected communities Atlantic Technological University (ATU) and Ulster University (UU) will host the ...

19 Sept 2022 at 12:29

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Submission by Engineers Ireland to the Working Group on the Defective Blocks Grant Scheme

Submission by Engineers Ireland to the Working Group on the Defective Blocks Grant Scheme Introduction Engineers Ireland welcomes the establishment of the Working Group on Defective Blocks Grant Scheme. This document provides a summary of ...

24 Sept 2021 at 21:22

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Mica Redress Committee backs Working Group position paper

The final Defective Blocks Working Group Position report of the Donegal Family Representatives has been endorsed at a meeting of Donegal County Council's Mica Redress Committee. The extremely fractious online meeting, which took place on ...

23 Sept 2021 at 15:30

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'This week is critical' – Mica Action Group

This week has been described as “critical” by Michael Doherty, PRO of the Mica Action Group. The final meeting of the Working Group on the Defective Blocks Grant Scheme took place late yesterday afternoon (Wednesday) with Housing ...

30 Sept 2021 at 14:45

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Engineer raises mica redress concerns

A chartered engineer with 50 Donegal clients at various stages of the Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme has spoken publicly of his reservations around the process. Dr Ambrose McCloskey voiced concern about the fact ...

29 Sept 2021 at 10:30

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'Government in first gear, mica homeowners in overdrive'

The deadline for the final report of the Defective Blocks Working Group has been extended to September 30, amid claims its Donegal County Council representative has contributed “little or nothing” to the process. ...

05 Aug 2021 at 19:15

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Mica redress fight is 'far from over' - redress campaigner

No final decisions have been taken by the Defective Blocks Working Group, according to the Department of Housing. In a statement to Donegal Live, the Department, which established the Working Group following the ...

05 Aug 2021 at 15:30

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Donegal Co Council chief executive warns of legal action over mica abuse

Donegal County Council's chief executive, John McLaughlin has warned that due to the "barrage of abuse creating an intimidatory, hostile, humiliating and offensive environment" that his staff have been ...

28 Jul 2021 at 15:24

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Ministerial involvement needed in Defective Blocks Working Group - Cllr Albert Doherty

There is considerable frustration in Inishowen and wider Donegal regarding the “lack of progress” being made at the Defective Blocks Working Group. The Group was established by Housing Minister, ...

03 Aug 2021 at 15:09

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More mica protests a possibility

Mica campaigner Paddy Diver says he will set the date for another Dublin protest, if the Government does not fast track four key issues to help mica-affected homeowners. Paddy Diver and the ...

14 Jul 2021 at 09:55

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Focus group urges banks to help Mica homeowners to avoid mortgage defaults

Thousands of homeowners in Donegal affected by defective blocks are at risk of defaulting on their mortgages unless banks offer tailored assistance. The Banks and Insurance Focus Group, ...

09 May 2023 at 12:10

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