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Background Information Portal

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Defective Block Scheme 2021/2022

Donegal Family Representatives Position Paper (Sept 2021)
Government Defective Block Scheme (30th November 2021)
Initial analysis of the Defective Block Scheme by Mary Morrisson (30 Nov 2021)
Analysis of Defective Block Scheme by Dr Ambrose McCloskey (30 Nov 2021)
Letter from Housing Minister (December 2021)
Terms of Reference for Society of Chartered
Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) Report on Construction
Costs for the Defective Concrete Block Scheme (7 Feb 2021)

Homeowner Reps & Working Group Info

Working Group Meeting Minutes – 17 Sept 2021
Working Group Meeting Minutes – 29 Sept 2021
Working Group Submission to Irish Government – 30 Sept 2021

Original Defective Block Scheme 2018/19/20

Report of the Expert Panel on Concrete Blocks (June 2017)
Original Defective Block Scheme (updated Dec 2020)
Legislation for Original Defective Block Scheme
Government Press Release re Launch of IS465 standard
IS465 Standard used by scheme Engineers

Cllr Frank McBrearty Analysis

Cllr Frank McBrearty Jnr Position Paper on the Donegal Mica Scandal
Statement by Cllr Frank McBrearty Jnr (7 Jan 2022)

Leinster Pyrite Remediation Scheme

Report of the Pyrite Panel – June 2012
Pyrite Remediation Scheme
Guide for Scheme Participants – January 2015

Previous Research

Investigating the causes of deterioration in concrete blocks in Southern Ireland (University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, May 20-23, 2019)

EU Representatives Contact Info

EU Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence
EU Committee on Environment and Climate Action
EU Committee on European Union Affairs

Donegal Co Council Representatives

Donegal Co Council – Your Councillors
Donegal Co Council – Senior Management Team