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Owners of 'crumbling' homes urged
to register
30.11.15
MICA Action Group (MAG)
has welcomed the announcement that an expert group
will be set up shortly to investigate problems that
have emerged in the concrete blockwork of scores of
dwellings in Donegal and Mayo.
The expert group is similar to that formed to
investigate the pyrite issue in Leinster.
MAG - which already has 250 homeowners registered -
is now calling on all homeowners in Donegal who
think they may be affected by the defective blocks
issue to register as soon as possible.
Joint secretary Ann Owens said: "Whilst MAG has been
calling on the Government for more than 18 months to
set up this expert panel, this is a huge step
forward with a definite commitment from Minister
Coffey and Minister Joe McHugh and a timeline put in
place for the process.
"The selection of the chair is underway and the
remit of the panel is to establish, the number of
affected dwellings in Donegal and Mayo, the root
cause of the problems and the technical solutions
for remediation." |
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Mica Action Group committee member
Damien McCauley who had to undertake
significant remedial works to his home. |
A report is due to be
submitted to the Minister of State by May 31, 2016.
MAG has also requested to work closely with this
expert panel to ensure that what the homeowners have
learned and the "harrowing and stressful" conditions
under which homeowners are living on a daily basis,
is accurately conveyed.
"It is also imperative that we learn from the pyrite
case and ensure that this process does not drag on
for years. This luxury of time, we simply do not
have," Ms Owens said.
"We must remember that this is families we are
talking about - possibly averaging at least 1000
people thus far that are affected. However, this
number is increasing all the time. We still do not
know the extent of the problem in the county." If
you think you are affected please register at
www.surveymonkey.com or contact the Mica Action
Group on
www.facebook.com . |
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