Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

As the Taoiseach will be aware, thousands of families in Donegal and Mayo have been devastated by the presence of mica and pyrite in the structure of their homes. I met many of these families last year. I would struggle to describe to the Taoiseach the level of stress and trauma they have endured. Unfortunately, rather than making available to them a fully funded scheme which would cover 100% of costs, as was the case with the pyrite remediation scheme, the last Government presented these families in Donegal and Mayo with a take-it-or-leave-it offer of a scheme that would cover 90% of costs. That Government anticipated that the financial institutions would provide assistance. The real contributions these families have to make towards the cost of restoring their homes can be anything up to 50% of what are very considerable costs. The banks are nowhere to be seen. I urge the Taoiseach to fund fully the defective concrete blocks grant scheme and to have it cover 100% of costs. That is the least these families in Donegal and Mayo deserve.

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