Mica

Row between officials further delays mica redress for Donegal homeowners

A new letter shows the government urged the council to speed up its decision-making on mica applications, but refused to provide guidance on how to deal with houses affected by a damaging new material

Mica: hundreds of homeowners have been waiting months for their grant applications to be processed due to a disagreement between the council and the government over how to deal with a new mineral. Picture: Joe Dunne

The Department of Housing told Donegal County Council that delays in its decision-making processes on mica redress were “disproportionate”.

However, it refused to offer guidance to help the authority deal with houses affected by a damaging new material.

A new letter seen by the Business Post shows the government urged the council to speed up its decision-making on the hundreds of grant applications it has received, following months of delays for homeowners in the north-west ...