The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’ Brien TD, today commenced the enhanced Defective Concrete Blocks (DCB) Grant Scheme. This scheme will provide financial support to affected homeowners in counties Donegal, Mayo, Limerick and Clare whose dwelling had been damaged by the use of defective concrete blocks in its construction. Grants of up […]
Housing Minister to commence homeowner engagement on the draft mica regulations next week
Donegal Fianna Fáil have met this week with Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien in Dublin for detailed discussions on the progress of the new Mica Scheme. The meeting discussed the importance of a prompt transition from the outgoing scheme to the new one and the need to ensure that the regulations are practical and work for […]
Councillors urged to demand meeting with Housing Minister
DONEGAL County Councillors are being urged by defective block campaigners to travel to Dublin to demand a meeting with Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien. Campaigner Tomas Devine is calling on Dongeal’s 37 elected councillors to go to Dáil Éireann on February 8 to have a “frank and face-to-face discussion” with Minister O’Brien. He said those affected by mica […]
Sliding scale of redress scheme a ‘deal breaker’
DONEGAL people will still have to pay out “life changing” sums of money to fix their mica affected homes despite the government promising a 100 per cent redress scheme. Leading mica campaigners say they cannot support the revised mica redress scheme due to the “devastating” sliding scale applied on the rate of each 1,000 square […]
New mica scheme details announced
THE Cabinet has agreed the finer details of the ‘enhanced’ mica redress scheme and grants will be capped at €420,000. Homeowners will receive €145 per square foot on the first 1,000 feet of a property, with a commitment from the Government that the scheme will take inflation into account, and the per-foot cost will be […]
Enhanced mica proposals to come before Cabinet
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 […]