Sligo Council meeting hears how concern is increasing among pyrite home owners
Homeowners affected by pyrite in Sligo are said to be living in constant fear of their homes deteriorating further. Sligo County Council expect to have a report as it relates to an investigation into the defective block issue in the county finalised by April. It is envisaged that…
Meetings to take place today on the impact of pyrite in Sligo.
Meetings between the Sligo Pyrite Action Group and Sligo County Council’s Defective Concrete Blocks Committee will take place later today. A Spokesperson for the Sligo Pyrite Action Group and has welcomed the development as they continue with their efforts to be included in any redress schemes. Today’s meeting…
Government loose Dáil majority as Joe McHugh resigns Party Whip
The Government lost its Dáil majority last night. Donegal TD Joe McHugh resigned the Fine Gael whip after voting against the Mica redress scheme. While it means the Government has no technical majority, it believes with support from the Deputy McHugh, two suspended Green Party TDs and some…
Sligo Pyrite spokesperson expresses disappointment with local TD’s missing defective Blocks vote
A representative of the Sligo Pyrite Action Group has expressed his disappointment over the nonparticipation of a number of local TD’s in a defective block bill in the Dáil yesterday evening. Opposition had called for nine hours of scrutiny of the Bill to take place. A Dáil vote was…
Mica & Pyrite homeowners unhappy with redress scheme
Mica and Pyrite homeowners in Sligo, Donegal, Mayo, Clare and Limerick say that they will continue their campaign and protests until the Mica Redress Scheme is amended and until it is fit for purpose. A joint statement has been issued from Donegal Mica Action Group, Mayo Pyrite Action Group,…
Sinn Féin’s housing spokesman calls for mica redress to be extended nationwide
Calls are being made this morning to extend the Mica redress scheme to every county in Ireland. The scheme announced last year only covers Donegal and Mayo. There was intense speculation this week that the department’s considering extending it to a number of other counties including Sligo, Clare, Limerick…
Sligo County Council to set up pyrite committee
Sligo County Council is to set up a committee to deal with the issue of pyrite in homes in the county. It’s similar to a move in Donegal and Mayo where Mica and pyrite committees, involving the local authority, are already in place. Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy, who proposed…