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Mica Campaigners Want Sliding Scale In Redress Scheme Scrapped

Mica campaigners want the sliding scale in the recently announced revised redress scheme scrapped. T...


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Mica Campaigners Want Sliding Scale In Redress Scheme Scrapped


Mica campaigners want the sliding scale in the recently announced revised redress scheme scrapped.

The Government says it's 100% and doesn't believe homeowners will have to spend money.

The Mica Action Group claims it will.

Spokesperson Michael Doherty says the scale of redress needs to go.

2GY51FY The structural damage is seen in the mica-affected home of Michael Glackin in Malin Head, Co Donegal. Homeowners and families in Co Donegal hit by the devastating effect of mica have vowed to show the world the "despair and waking nightmare" of living in a crumbling home. Picture date: Thursday October 7, 2021.

"The easy was is go do that, because that's the only thing that does make sense.

"That's the only thing that reflects true costs for what we need to get out homes restored up here.

"Or we can do it the hard way - which is a horrible way."

"But this is where we get back to the streets and go back to the things that got our campaign to where it is today."

While, the Taoiseach said figures are being plucked out of the air when it comes to the new Mica redress scheme.

Some campaigners have estimated they'll still have to pay out between €45,000 and €60,000 to rebuild their homes.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin says that's to do with economies of scale and hit out at Sinn Féin criticism of the scheme:

"You've invented figures yesterday in terms of square footage average.

"There's no CSO data, no LPT data that backs your claim about the average mica house.

"That data does not exist - we're not asking families to come up with €45,000 or €60,000."



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