Full technical review offered to downgraded defective block homeowners

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Minister for Housing, Darragh O'Brien has decided that all defective concrete block homeowners whose homes were not recommended for full demolition and rebuild by the Housing Agency will be offered a full technical review of their application.

The decision was made following the recent receipt of preliminary results from scientific research into damaged dwellings in Co Donegal.

Period6 Nov 2024

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  • TitleFull technical review offered to downgraded defective block homeowners
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletRTE
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date6/11/24
    DescriptionMinister for Housing, Darragh O'Brien has decided that all defective concrete block homeowners whose homes were not recommended for full demolition and rebuild by the Housing Agency will be offered a full technical review of their application.

    The decision was made following the recent receipt of preliminary results from scientific research into damaged dwellings in Co Donegal.
    Producer/Author Shane Ó Curraighín North West Correspondent
    URLhttps://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2024/1106/1479537-defective-block-review/
    PersonsPaul Dunlop
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Keywords

  • pyrrhotite
  • defective concrete

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