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Waste from mica houses causing toxic dumps - claim

Concrete material coming out of houses that have been demolished under the mica redress scheme could be creating toxic waste dumps in Donegal County Council owned landfills, it has been claimed. That was the shock revelation at Tuesday's ...

31 Mar 2022 at 09:33

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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 council's ...

27 Apr 2022 at 10:33

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Rebuilding costs for eight house types outlined by Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland

The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) has published its Report on Construction Costs for Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme. In keeping with its terms of reference, the report, commissioned by Housing Minister, ...

03 Mar 2022 at 14:33

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‘Significant challenge’ finding accommodation for mica families

Providing accommodation for families whose homes are undergoing remediation through the defective concrete blocks grant scheme has been described as “a significant challenge” by a senior Donegal County Council official. ...

19 Jul 2022 at 19:33

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Mica Action Group says council’s approach to crisis ‘has failed miserably’

The Mica Action Group has heavily criticised county councillors and council officials in the wake of the passing of the latest defective concrete blocks scheme. The group has asked for “leadership” from the council ...

21 Jul 2022 at 11:33

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Dáil debate on defective blocks legislation is ‘a total farce’ says Donegal TD

Independent TD for Donegal, Thomas Pringle, condemned the Government for failing to listen to mica-affected homeowners, as he called Thursday’s debate on defective block legislation “a total farce”. Addressing the ...

01 Jul 2022 at 11:33

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Mica campaigners hand councillors ‘support us or be shamed’ ultimatum

Donegal's 37 county councillors have been warned to either support the Mica Action Group's (MAG) campaign publicly or risk their backlash come the next local election. In a new departure to generate badly needed ...

05 Jul 2022 at 09:33

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Mica campaigners hand councillors ‘support us or be shamed’ ultimatum

05 Jul 2022 at 09:33

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Mica Action Group disappointed after President signs off on legislation

The Mica Action Group has expressed disappointment that President Higgins has signed the latest defective blocks legislation into law. The Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective ...

25 Jul 2022 at 17:33

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Sulphate Attack in Redress Bill?

Donegal County Councillor Frank McBrearty (Independent) has made a second submission to the Oireachtas Housing Committee, which will be dealing with the General Scheme of the Remediation of ...

14 Jun 2022 at 16:33

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'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 ...

04 Jun 2022 at 17:33

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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 ...

06 Jun 2022 at 10:33

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