MINISTER Charlie McConalogue has asked the Donegal County Council Mica Committee to meet and has said that urgency is required in approving applicants for the new Defective Concrete Blocks Scheme.
Donegal County Council has around 850 applications which have already been given remediation approval and are charged with transitioning on to the new scheme and seeing through to completion.
These homes represent the worst affected and most immediate priorities for remediation.
Minister McConalogue said he believes the new Defective Concrete Blocks Scheme is a very strong one and will serve home owners well if they can be transitioned on to it promptly.
“The new scheme has been in place since the start of July but the approval process for transitioning homeowners onto the new scheme has simply been too slow.
“We urgently need to see approvals given to those homeowners who have returned their approval requests to Donegal County Council so that they can get on with the work of remediating their homes and getting their lives back.
“I have requested a Donegal County Council Mica Committee meeting so that committee members can work closely with the County Council Executive to ensure that the necessary steps are taken to expedite all returned applications.
“Many home owners have builders waiting to start work and unfortunately some homeowners have had worked stalled due to the fact that they are still awaiting confirmation of their transition on to the new scheme,” said Minister McConalogue.
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