A REVISED Mica redress scheme will be brought before Cabinet this morning (Tuesday) following seven delays for home owners. The new revised scheme will include a grant which is set to be capped at €420,000 per home and reports also suggest a cap of €138 per square-foot. However, the Mica Action Group have said they […]
Children’s Ombudsman sends strong message to government
“Children’s words are incredibly powerful and the Government needs to listen closely to what they have said about the stress they are experiencing.”
‘Make mica protest bigger than the last’ – Paddy Diver
THE leading mica campaigner has called on Donegal people to make next Friday’s mica protest in Dublin ‘bigger than the last one’ as the recent redress report sparked frustration. The mica protest planned for October 8 is definitely going ahead as campaigners call for the entire county to come out and support mica homeowners. The […]
‘We won’t leave anyone behind’ say Mica campaigners
MICA campaigners have said they will not leave anyone behind as Government considering a €350,000 cap on the redress scheme. Yesterday, members of the Government’s mica working group presented the Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien with their proposals for the improved redress scheme during a virtual meeting yesterday evening. The report seeks the provision of […]
‘Government intends to honour commitments to Donegal’
We are taking the responsible step and the only way I can see it working is by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil coming together.
Not a single Flood Risk Management Plan provided
THE Government has still not provided a single Flood Risk Management Plan as required under EU Regulations, Sinn Féin MEP for the Midlands North-West, Matt Carthy, has said. “Our solidarity and immediate support must go to those communities, particularly in the North-West who are facing the aftermath of this week’s torrential rainfall. Advertisement “Of course, there […]
Pat the Cope Gallagher: “Irish Water a failed entity”
DEPUTY Pat the Cope Gallagher has supported the Fianna Fail position of abolishing Irish Water and the immediate abolition of water charges..
Rent Bill for Letterkenny University Hospital is up
“Shockingly, the figures which we’ve obtained show that a total of €462,893.57 was spent by the hospital on rents since 2007,” MacLochlainn
Ireland West Airport welcomes policy change on regional airports
IRELAND West Airport Knock today welcomed the decision by Government yesterday to change the policy on Regional airports that will see exchequer support for Ireland West Airport Knock extended to 2023.