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<p>Some of the structural damage in one of the mica-affected homes in Donegal. Six couples are bringing the first test cases in relation to the mica controversy. File picture</p>

court and crime

Builders at centre of mica case ordered to give thousands of files to homeowners

Mr Justice Mark Sanfey said what disturbed him about the case was that the documentation being sought had been given to the other parties in the action

<p>The issue of mica will see the State pay out €2.7bn to homeowners whose homes were built with crumbling blocks. Picture: Niall Carson/PA</p>

politics

Department seeks new building authority to avoid defect scandals

<p>Blocked from moving: Arindam and Jacqueline Ghosh at the home near Stranorlar in Co Donegal. Picture: North West Newspix</p>

spotlight

Mum reveals how she had to take house off market over concrete blocks scandal

Mica homeowners

news

Sinn Féin accuses Government of attempt to limit support for mica homes

Mica homeowners

S comment-analysis

Mick Clifford: Building regulation practice begs to differ from theory

Mica homeowners

news

Homeowners with defective blocks to be given access to grants to improve energy rating of homes

Defence Forces deployment in Kosovo set to be extended for further year

Defence Forces deployment in Kosovo set to be extended for further year

Defence Minister Micheál Martin is also seeking approval for troops to be trained to monitor undersea cables

Tue, 11 Jun, 2024

McConalogue refuses to rule out tilt at EU commissioner role

McConalogue refuses to rule out tilt at EU commissioner role

Asked whether he would be interested in the top EU job, agriculture minister says there is 'nothing to rule in or out' yet

Fri, 05 Jan, 2024

McGrath confirms pre-cast concrete will be included in levy

McGrath confirms pre-cast concrete will be included in levy

The Society of Chartered Surveyors estimate that the levy will add €1,200 to the cost of a new three-bed house

Tue, 29 Aug, 2023

RTE pay revelations

Elaine Loughlin: As RTÉ debacle rumbles on, what other bombshells are passing us by?

There are some who must be delighted with the cover that the RTÉ scandal has provided.

Sat, 08 Jul, 2023

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Homeowners 'furious' at banks for 'profiteering' from defective blocks scandal

Government has also fallen short, with serious flaws in the Enhanced Defective Blocks [redress] Scheme which was published this week, they told the Oireachtas

Wed, 05 Jul, 2023

Post Cabinet press conference

Mica delays are 'excruciating', says McConalogue

'For people who are waiting on answers it is massively frustrating and very stressful,' minister says

Wed, 04 Jan, 2023

Mica homeowners

Up to 2,000 legal actions over mica defects may come before High Court by end of year

The court heard that the total value of the cases is estimated to be €550m

Mon, 21 Nov, 2022

Sinn Féin claims concrete levy will have even higher impact on house prices than estimated

Sinn Féin claims concrete levy will have even higher impact on house prices than estimated

The cost of the concrete levy on construction will be higher than what the Government has estimated, Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty has claimed.

Wed, 26 Oct, 2022

Committee to be told concrete levy will add €1,200 to cost of new three-bed home

Committee to be told concrete levy will add €1,200 to cost of new three-bed home

The 5% levy will add approximately €400 - €700 to the cost of an apartment unit, the council will also hear

Tue, 25 Oct, 2022

Elaine Loughlin: Retrofit plan will go up in smoke if we can’t find people to do the work

Elaine Loughlin: Not every institution is being made pay for past mistakes

A levy for mica crisis — and rightly so — but redress scheme for mother and baby homes leaves a lot to be desired

Tue, 25 Oct, 2022

Mica homeowners

Mick Clifford: When the levy breaks, we all end up paying the bill

Huge sums of money will be drained to compensate those affected by faulty construction while the industry, in which systemic failures occurred, walks away unscathed, writes Mick Clifford

Wed, 19 Oct, 2022

Irish Budget 2023

Concrete levy at 5% will be in place 'for foreseeable'

The reduced rate is set to draw in €32m if revenue annually

Tue, 18 Oct, 2022

Mica homeowners

Cabinet set to approve reduced concrete block levy of 5%

The matter was tabled at Cabinet on Tuesday following a meeting between Mr Donohoe and the three Government party leaders on Monday night

Tue, 18 Oct, 2022

Mica homeowners

Minister confirms concrete levy will go ahead to reduce €6bn bill for housing defects

The €6bn is to help homeowners whose houses have been destroyed by defective blocks and to bring 100,000 apartments up to fire safety standards

Mon, 17 Oct, 2022

the notice of eviction of tenants hangs on the door of the house

Darragh O'Brien: Evictions ban must be time-limited and not drive landlords out of market

The Irish Examiner reported on Monday that the ban on evictions will go before Cabinet as early as tomorrow if Mr O'Brien gets the go-ahead from the Coalition leaders

Mon, 17 Oct, 2022

Annual commemoration of Wolfe Tone

Irish Examiner view: This winter is time for pragmatism

Mon, 17 Oct, 2022

Property To Let, London.

Government could approve an eviction ban as early as Tuesday

Coalition party leaders are expected to decide if the ban should be implemented — but homelessness charity Simon maintain such a ban will not be enough to stem the housing crisis

Mon, 17 Oct, 2022

Varadkar rejects claims concrete levy is 'dead in the water'

Varadkar rejects claims concrete levy is 'dead in the water'

Tánaiste said it was not credible to have a multi-billion euro commitment to repair and rebuild mica homes and defective apartments without a revenue stream to pay for it

Wed, 12 Oct, 2022

Morning Briefing: Top stories on Friday, September 30

Letters to the Editor: Developments should make use of what’s already there

I would have to agree with Michael Moynihan’s on the proposed Kildare village-like site in Carrigtwohill, (‘Michael Moynihan: Wake up and support our local businesses before they’re decimated’, Irish Examiner, October 6).

Sat, 08 Oct, 2022

Taoiseach and Sinn Féin leader trade Orwell-themed barbs in mica debate

Taoiseach and Sinn Féin leader trade Orwell-themed barbs in mica debate

Micheál Martin criticised Mary Lou McDonald for engaging in "double-think" in relation to the concrete levy

Tue, 04 Oct, 2022

Mica homeowners

Concrete levy 'will turn public against mica homeowners'

Donegal mica redress advocate Paddy Diver described the concrete levy as a “knife in the back” for mica homeowners

Tue, 04 Oct, 2022

Elaine Loughlin: Retrofit plan will go up in smoke if we can’t find people to do the work

Elaine Loughlin: Delay takes the good out of goodwill gesture to Ireland's frontline workers

What started as a way to honour healthcare staff now looks like a measly half-hearted afterthought — and it's still not been paid

Tue, 04 Oct, 2022

Mica homeowners

Taoiseach defends concrete levy as Sinn Féin prepares motion calling to scrap plan

Micheál Martin defended the budgetary measure despite political controversy and warning of price increases from representatives from the construction industry

Mon, 03 Oct, 2022

Piper high capacity water trough for livestock

Farmers' group calls for reversal of concrete levy

It will impact many farms that need a load of ready mix for upgrades

Mon, 03 Oct, 2022

Taoiseach to listen to concerns amid fears concrete levy will make housing crisis worse

Taoiseach to listen to concerns amid fears concrete levy will make housing crisis worse

Organisations representing builders have said the levy could increase the cost of a new home by up to €3,000, if not more

Sat, 01 Oct, 2022

Mica homeowners

Mica redress scheme takes two years to pay only 14 of nearly 1,200 applicants in full

Many are also facing bills of between €20,000 and €70,000 for remediation of their Celtic Tiger-era defective buildings

Fri, 30 Sep, 2022

A person calculating the cost of living with a phone calculator and a desk full of bills and till receipts.

One-off budget measures will 'insulate' families from price rises

ESRI: Measures will 'substantially cushion' incomes but most of the permanent changes to tax and welfare benefit those on higher wages

Fri, 30 Sep, 2022

Taoiseach defends concrete blocks levy despite push back from backbenchers

Taoiseach defends concrete blocks levy despite push back from backbenchers

Mica redress scheme could cost up to €6bn, Micheál Martin said

Thu, 29 Sep, 2022

Leo Varadkar rules out ditching concrete levy as society must bear cost

Leo Varadkar rules out ditching concrete levy as society must bear cost

The Tanáiste also faced calls to extend the moratorium on disconnections for electricity and gas customers through the winter to pay-as-you-go customers

Listen | Thu, 29 Sep, 2022

Mick Clifford: A levy on concrete blocks? We've been here before

Mick Clifford: A levy on concrete blocks? We've been here before

Potential legal challenges to the levy may vanish — but they were never the biggest problem with Paschal Donohoe’s plan

Thu, 29 Sep, 2022

Government 'not backing down' on concrete levy despite backbench backlash

Government 'not backing down' on concrete levy despite backbench backlash

Despite TDs' protests, a senior Coalition source said last night there are 'no plans to postpone' the introduction of the levy which will contribute to the mica redress scheme

Thu, 29 Sep, 2022

Warning that concrete blocks levy could increase cost of a new home by €3,000

Warning that concrete blocks levy could increase cost of a new home by €3,000

Paschal Donohoe announced a 10% levy on concrete blocks, pouring concrete and other concrete products with the levy to take effect from April next year

Listen | Wed, 28 Sep, 2022

'I feel like crying all the time': woman fears for her life in mica-affected home

'I feel like crying all the time': woman fears for her life in mica-affected home

A woman whose garden wall collapsed because of defective blocks said she lives in terror every night that the chimney of her home will crash in on top of her as she sleeps.

Fri, 16 Sep, 2022

House building

Construction industry levy and vacant homes tax expected in budget

Around €80m of the €2.7bn mica redress scheme is expected to be raised by a levy targeting the construction industry

Wed, 31 Aug, 2022

Irish Examiner view: Taxpayers foot the bill for boom builds

Irish Examiner view: Taxpayers foot the bill for boom builds

The response of Ireland Inc to a long list of construction scandals leaves a lot to be desired

Fri, 29 Jul, 2022

Coronavirus - Mon May 18, 2020

Levy to raise up to €2.8bn for remediation costs on Celtic Tiger-era buildings should be considered

With average remediation costs of more than €25,000 and just 10% of apartments having been repaired, the bill could come in anywhere between €1.7bn and €2.8bn

Thu, 28 Jul, 2022

Varadkar: Fixing Celtic Tiger-era apartments will not fall entirely on taxpayer

Varadkar: Fixing Celtic Tiger-era apartments will not fall entirely on taxpayer

The potential €2.8bn needed to fix defects in up to 110,000 apartments could be made up of exchequer funding and a levy on the construction industry, said the Tánaiste

Fri, 15 Jul, 2022

Irish Examiner view: We need inventive thinking on refugee housing crisis

Irish Examiner view: We need inventive thinking on refugee housing crisis

Tented accommodation is not acceptable but could log cabins be a solution?

Fri, 15 Jul, 2022

Remedying defects in 100,000 Celtic Tiger-era apartments could cost up to €2.8bn

Remedying defects in 100,000 Celtic Tiger-era apartments could cost up to €2.8bn

The key issue found is understood to be inadequate fire stopping, with many homes having no fire-stopping measures.

Thu, 14 Jul, 2022

Students win gold at Young Social Innovators awards for Mica crisis project

Students win gold at Young Social Innovators awards for Mica crisis project

'A child can’t kick a ball around their house fearing it could collapse on them'

Tue, 12 Jul, 2022

Fine Gael expects Joe McHugh to continue Government support despite losing party whip

Fine Gael expects Joe McHugh to continue Government support despite losing party whip

Mr McHugh said the Government's Defective Concrete Block bill was punitive

Thu, 07 Jul, 2022

Mica legislation to get just two hours of debate despite over 100 amendments tabled

Mica legislation to get just two hours of debate despite over 100 amendments tabled

The bill is to see over €2.7bn paid out to homeowners whose properties have been affected by mica

Tue, 05 Jul, 2022

Mica homeowners

Mica homeowners say they have been treated with 'contempt'

Those affected say they will refuse the proposed redress scheme unless it is amended on a number of grounds

Thu, 30 Jun, 2022

Mica homeowners

'It will be 100% redress' - Housing Minister denies Mica bill has been 'rushed'

Residents say it will not provide 100% redress for many homeowners and the formula for calculating costs is flawed

Wed, 22 Jun, 2022