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,…
Donegal Mica campaigners claim they will still suffer financial losses in new redress scheme
Mica campaigners from Donegal say they’ll be out “tens of thousands of euro” despite changes to the redress scheme. The sliding scale element of the plan is likely to be scrapped, as the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland do not use this system to create cost reports. The…
Cabinet to discuss Mica redress scheme this morning
A revised Mica redress scheme will be brought before Cabinet this morning. The scheme will cover 100% of the costs of rebuilding work up to a cap of €420,000. There will be a cap on the amount per square foot to ensure costs are not a blank cheque.…
Reports Mica redress scheme to be capped at €420,000 per home
Mica affected homeowners are set to get a 100% grant for remediation works, capped at up to €420,000 under government proposals. The Sunday Independent reports the plan would cost the state about €2.2b. The paper reports Minister Darragh O’Brien’s plan is to be discussed by cabinet on Tuesday, and may…
Mother and Baby home redress scheme to go before cabinet
A redress scheme for the survivors of Mother and Baby Homes will be brought before Cabinet this morning. The scheme, which is expected to cost more than 800 million euro, follows the publication of the report by the Commission of Investigation last January. The payment plan was to…
Donegal TD claims reports of mica redress caps are ‘unhelpful’
A Donegal TD says he is unaware of any caps being placed on the amount of redress that will be offered to those impacted by MICA or Pyrite. Deputy McHugh was reacting to the news on OceanFM that the amount of redress on offer could be capped at 400,000…
Government need to ‘stop leaking trial balloons’ in relation to Mica redress
Donegal TD says it’s time for the government to ‘stop leaking trial balloons’ in relation to the ongoing Mica scandal. Independent Deputy, Thomas Pringle says the fact that the redress scheme was not included in Budget 2022 or the Financial Bill is ‘truly appalling.’ He says the government can’t keep…