ADDITIONAL funding for Mica affected homes in Donegal has been included in Budget 2020. Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh announced this afternoon that an additional €20 million will be included in this year’s budget to fix homes in Donegal and Mayo bringing the total allocated for the project up to €40 million. “This […]
Government to pay 90% of cost of repairing Mica homes
DETAILS of the government’s long awaited Mica redress scheme has been announced this afternoon with confirmation that they will pay 90 per cent of the cost of repairing the affected homes. Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh and Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring jointly made the announcement following discussions today with […]
MICA scheme to come before cabinet tomorrow
THE MICA scheme that will allow householders in Donegal affected by the defective blocks scandal to repair their homes will come before Cabinet tomorrow for approval. This follows a meeting on Thursday between members of the MICA Action Group (MAG), Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, Damien English, Education […]
Donegal families need a Mica Redress Scheme now – Senator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
Donegal Sinn Féin Senator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has again appealed to the Government to put in place a redress scheme for the thousands of Donegal families affected by mica defective concrete blocks in their homes. He raised the matter again in the Seanad today with the Minister of State for Housing Damien English. Senator […]