A Junior Minister has opened the door to potentially allowing Clare homeowners whose houses have been damaged by pyrite to be included in a Government scheme that could see them eligible for compensation.
A 20 million euro scheme is currently only open to affected homeowners in Donegal and Mayo, who can apply for up to 225,000 euro to carry out necessary remediation works.
In the Dáil, Clare’s Independent TD, Michael McNamara echoed the calls of Clare County Council for the scheme to be extended, saying he doesn’t see any reason why people here, who suffer the same problem, shouldn’t be treated in the same way.
Minister of State, Malcolm Noonan revealed that the Department of Housing is engaging with Clare County Council Officials on the matter, in a process that could spell good news for impacted homeowners.
