Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am raising this issue once again because families living in crumbling homes in my constituency in Donegal, but also in Mayo, Sligo and Clare, are waiting for a fit-for-purpose scheme to rebuild their homes and lives. They have been given promises and they have seen missed deadlines, and the defective concrete block grant scheme is not fit for purpose.

Thousands came onto the streets nearly a year ago this month to shout that loud and clear to the Government. These families in Donegal and across the west expected this scheme to go to Cabinet this week. It is another deadline missed and another delay so I am asking the Taoiseach when we will see the scheme published and if there will be full pre-legislative scrutiny on this legislation.

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