The Fianna Fáil leader Michael Martin has confirmed to the Mica Action Group that his party will insist on a redress for affected homeowners to be included as a line item in the upcoming budget.
Members of MIG travelled to Leinster house to have a face to face meeting with Micheál Martin, Charlie Mc Conalogue and Darragh O’ Brien to discuss the inclusion of a redress scheme for homeowners affected by defective blocks in the upcoming Budget.
The Mica Action Group is a voluntary group formed in early 2014 by individuals whose own homes are cracking due to defective blocks.
Hundreds of homes across Donegal are believed to be affected by Mica.
Member Michael Doherty said “MAG welcomed the invite from Micheál Martin to meet with him, Charlie and Darragh face to face to discuss the issue of defective blocks in Donegal.
“In particular MAG took the opportunity to impress on the delegation the significant influence Fianna Fáil has on the budget outcome and their role in ensuring this issue is allocated a line item in the upcoming budget.
“We also asked for the protocol review process to be expedited, finalised and published with immediate effect.
“We explained how time is of the essence and that we needed to see action now to address the dire situation homeowners are finding themselves in.
“Micheál Martin confirmed a number of times that he will ‘insist’ on the inclusion of redress in the budget. Charlie Mc Conalogue also recognised the importance of concluding the protocol development and review process and assured MAG of is continued support in this regard.”
The group said they are encouraged by this outcome and were further heartened to hear how up-to-speed Micheál was in respect of this issue and thanked Charlie for his continued support in bringing this to the attention of the Fianna Fail leadership team.
“We also took the opportunity to invite Micheál to Donegal to meet with homeowners and to see for himself, the very difficult circumstances and stress homeowners are facing.
“MAG see this as a further step in the fight for redress and look forward to the publication of the budget with anticipation and increased optimism.”
The Mica Action Group 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.
The group has engaged with government on a local and on a national level to determine the exact scale and the cause of the problem in the county.
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