“Children’s words are incredibly powerful and the Government needs to listen closely to what they have said about the stress they are experiencing.”
Mica decision day looms
THE GOVERNMENT is expected to present their final proposals for the mica redress scheme in less than two weeks time. The Mica Redress Team met with TDs and Government representatives on Friday morning and was told the memo on the enhanced mica redress scheme is planned to be brought to Cabinet on ‘Mica Day’ Tuesday […]
Focus turns to budget as campaigners plan what’s next
MICA Action Group (MAG) will be eagerly watching tomorrow’s budget to get an indication of the government’s intentions towards a 100 per cent redress scheme. Speaking to the Donegal News yesterday campaigner Michael Doherty said if there is anything less than €150 million on the table to address the mica scandal then it is not […]
Final warning to government TDs to act on mica
“This is a tsunami that can’t be stopped and we will get 100 per cent redress,“ said Cllr Murray.
Friday’s Dublin march is critical, warn MAG
Donegal should be deserted this Friday in order to emphatically drive the message home to government.
‘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 […]
Housing market turmoil as mica crisis grows
MICA is casting a “huge shadow” over Donegal’s housing market according to local estate agents. Sellers say they are seeing a number of new trends developing as a result of the volume of homes with crumbling blocks. These range from a surge in demand for older houses, ones built prior to the mica era, to […]
Only fifteen social houses tested for mica
JUST 15 tests been carried out on social houses suspected of having mica in the Letterkenny and Milford District despite a target of 150 to 200 tests a year. Core testing has been carried out on those homes in the past six months however the results are yet to be presented to the residents. A […]
Mica fight to return to Dublin next month
MICA campaigners are gearing up for another day in Dublin and are urging the people of Donegal to prepare for a protest in the capital on Friday, October 8 if their demands are not met by the government. The campaigners are demanding 100 per cent redress for their crumbling homes, a 40-year State guarantee and […]