Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Another major issue is that the scheme is a grant scheme. For the second time, it is grant scheme and not a redress scheme, which is what was provided for the more than 3,000 families in Dublin and north Leinster who were the victims of pyrite. From the committee meetings and the public meetings in Donegal and Mayo, which were attended by more than 2,000 people in total in Donegal and by 500 or 600 people in Mayo, it is clear that the scheme is not accessible to most families. I am hearing of quotes where the gap is between €60,000 and €120,000 or €230,000. How do people find this type of finance when they are in their late 50s, 60s or 70s, as a very large percentage of these people are? The scheme cannot work for people. They could be living in houses that are literally falling apart but they cannot access the scheme. If people can access tens of thousands of euro, the scheme can work for them but what if they cannot? It is desperately cruel. The evidence is overwhelming now. The science is based on a desktop study and nobody believes in it. The scheme cannot be accessed by most families. Surely the Department needs to radically review it. We argue that a 100% redress scheme is required and not a grant scheme.

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