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MICA tell Govt officials of
crumbling homes
03.12.14
A DONEGAL action group
fighting for redress over their crumbling homes has
had a meeting in Dublin with officials from the
Department of the Environment.
The face-to-face followed MICA Action Group's
successful meeting last month in Burt. The group
alleges that defective blocks may have been used in
the building of their homes across the county.
And they are looking for a redress scheme similar to
the one afforded homeowners affected by pyrite in
the Dublin region. |
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Pictured at the meeting at the
Department of the Environment are, from left, John
Wickham and Aidan O’Connor (Dept); Karin O’Conor (PA
and parliamentary liaison to Joe McHugh TD); Paul
Fox, (political assistant to Minister Paudie Coffey
TD); Paris Beausang (Dept); Phil McDaid, (MICA
treasurer), Brigid McGonagle (MICA joint secretary);
Dr Eileen Doherty (MICA advisor) and Damien McKay
(MICA advisor). |
MICA joint secretary
Brigid McGonagle from Carndonagh was among the
delegates at the Dublin meeting.
The gathering heard how those affected are being
faced on an ongoing basis with the distressing
appearance of huge cracks in the masonry of their
homes.
“The Mica Action group stressed the urgency of the
matter and reiterated our call for a full
investigation into this issue across the county,"
said Ms McGonagle.
“DOE officials expressed their concern over the
issue and thanked the group for providing them with
such detailed information on the matter. However, it
is clear from discussions that there is still some
way to go on this and there will be no ‘quick fix’."
Ms McGonagle added: “However, we are delighted that
the officials within the department have made a
commitment to the group to hold a further meeting
internally to elevate this matter as early as next
week.
"We await the outcome of this meeting before
Christmas in order to plan our next steps in seeking
a redress scheme for all affected homeowners." |
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