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Donegal Sinn Féin delegates with party housing spokesman Eoin Ó Broin after the passing of their motion renewing the party’s commitment to 100% redress for defective concrete block homeowers
Sinn Féin has committed to implementing 100% redress and remediation schemes for owners of homes affected by defective concrete blocks if it comes into government.
The party made the commitment through a motion from Donegal Sinn Féin at its Ard Fhéis at the weekend.
The motion received unanimous support from Sinn Féin delegates and members from across Ireland at the Ard Fheis in Athlone.
The Donegal motion reiterated the party’s commitment “to 100% redress for all of the victims of the defective concrete products and defective apartments, duplexes and houses scandals and affirms our belief that the Enhanced Defective Concrete Block Grant Scheme is another scheme that will deny redress to most affected homeowners”.
The Ard Fhéis committed Sinn Féin “to implementing 100% redress and remediation schemes, delivered by a reconstituted and strengthened Pyrite Resolution Board and the Housing Agency, rather than these failed grant schemes, if in government”.
Speaking afterwards, Donegal Sinn Féin TD Pádraig Mac Lochlainn said: “We are mindful that this Sinn Féin Ard Fheis could be the last one before the next general election and the formation of a new government.
“Sinn Féin are determined to lead the next government so it is important to renew our commitment to 100% redress and to spell out how we would implement that policy, if we get that chance.
“We believe that the Enhanced Defective Concrete Block Grant Scheme is another scheme that will deny redress to most affected homeowners.
“The thousands of affected families didn’t need another grant scheme. They needed a 100% redress scheme similar to the Pyrite Remediation scheme that has made safe over 2,000 homes in Dublin and North Leinster.
“This motion spells out that Sinn Féin are committed to delivering 100% redress and remediation schemes, delivered by a reconstituted and strengthened Pyrite Resolution Board and the Housing Agency, rather than these failed grant schemes, if in government”.
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