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Mica redress scheme public meeting
12.07.19
THE Mica Action Group (MAG)
are holding the first public meeting since the
announcement in October last year of the Mica
redress scheme for homeowners in counties Donegal
and Mayo. This meeting will be held on Wednesday
July 24th 2019 from 8pm - 9pm in An Grianan Hotel,
Burt.
MAG is a voluntary group formed in early 2014 by
individuals whose own homes are cracking due to
defective blocks. The objective of the group is to
seek redress for homeowners affected by this issue.
Ann Owens Chairperson on the Mica Action Group said:
“Since the announcement in October 2018 that the
government will support rollout of a redress scheme
to fix the homes affected by defective blocks,
homeowners have waited patiently for more
information. The Mica Action Group have continued to
engage with Government officials at both national
and local level to request further clarity and to
stress the importance of launching this scheme
without further delay. There has been progress in
the form of Cabinet approval in May 2019 through
significant support from Minister Joe McHugh’s
office – which was a huge step forward in
illustrating Government commitment to the issue.
However, aside from being told that the scheme will
be administered by Donegal County Council (DCC),
information on the scheme and how homeowners can
apply for this redress has not been officially
released and MAG and all affected homeowners are
getting increasingly frustrated at the stalemate." |
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Photo showing large attendance
at previous Mica information event. |
“Therefore MAG are
hosting this information evening in order to provide
homeowners with as much information as we can at
present. We have also asked a number of people who
are instrumental in rolling out this scheme to
attend and to speak at the event. Damien Mc Kay,
Consulting Engineer from Letterkenny is one of these
key speakers. Damien was one of the first people who
raised this issue in late 2013 after seeing a
pattern of unusual cracking in more and more homes
across the county.
“Councillor Martin McDermott will also speak on the
evening. Martin is a member of the newly formed mica
steering group at Donegal County Council. This mica
steering group will become more and more important
over the coming months and years due to DCC’s key
role in the scheme’s implementation. Martin will
give an update on where DCC are with regard to the
scheme.
“Finally, a panel of key stakeholders including MAG,
Damien McKay and Councillors; Martin Mc Dermott,
Bernard McGuiness, Albert Doherty and Martin Farren
who are all members of the DCC mica steering group,
will be available in a question and answer session
where questions will be taken from the audience. The
information evening is open to everyone. This event
will be followed by a (members only) AGM from 9pm -
10pm. We would hope that these events will get a
large turnout and will hopefully answer some key
questions for affected homeowners on what to do
next.
“It is time for some real action and to see this
scheme prioritised by all those tasked with its
rollout. In the meantime people are still living in
fear. We need to see those in the most urgent need
prioritised now without any further delay.” |
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