Defective Concrete Block Freedom Of Information

We are asking for help to meet the cost of a Freedom Of Information request, which has been estimated by the Dept Of Housing  to be €640. This is for information between themselves and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to the contribution they are forcing on MICA effected Home Owners.

Donegal and Mayo Home Owners of Mica/Pyrite homes are being asked to pay up to €50,000 to have their homes repaired or even demolished and rebuilt. These home owners played no role in the crumbling of their homes.

The Pyrite Scheme of 2013 on the East Coast, covering Kildare, Meath, Offaly, Fingal, Dublin City, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, South Dublin and just announced recently, Limerick, had no cost to pay for the repair of their homes or costs associated with renting while the work was complete.

As an owner of a home with MICA, I have submitted a Freedom Of Information request to the Dept Of Housing asking for information between themselves and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to the contribution they are forcing on MICA effected Home Owners.

If we are being asked to pay up to €50,000+ to repair our homes when other constituencies had all costs covered, we have a right to know why! We have a right to know who made the decision! We have a right to know who spoke up for us!

Myself and my partner, like many others, can not afford to pay anything towards the cost of repairing our home. We did not cause this problem. No one wants to live in a MICA home or deal with having to rebuild. 

The situation is putting untold stress on families and keeping children awake at night with worry.

I believe we all need to take ownership of this information. I would hope it contains useful information to allow us to move the current scheme on to an equitable standard on par with that of the rest of the country.

Having help to cover this cost would take a great amount of financial weight from our shoulders and we would appreciate each and every cent we can raise.

If you would like to see a copy of the letter outlining the Fees associated with the FOI please contact us and we can send you a copy.