Mica Redress

I agree. They lost me when they began using their children as pawns

If they were that desperate to provide a home for their children, they would have accepted one of the previous offers made by the Gov and been grateful for such a deal. I'm not sure about you, but parents dragging their children out of school and up to Dublin to parade them around the city for RTE news would seem to me as though they're being used.

What planet are you on? Of course it's about the money.

I'm sorry, but it's clear that it isn't and never was. The campaigners seem to have a big problem with the exclusion of investment and holiday home properties so is that really about family homes?

This is and always was about making people financially whole.

Other countries also have 100% privatised medicine, should we copy that? Pointing at what other governments do is nonsense.

My survey was carried out correctly, no one should expect they need to test the blocks the house is built from to make sure they meet the standard.

What are you even talking about? The builders set their day rate + materials, and were paid as such.

Your other issues (rent, equity, childcare) are all separate issues. Dealing with one issue does not mean every other issue has to be ignored.

We are also not being provided close to 90%.

That's why we're fighting for redress, our insurance specifically doesn't cover it. My rebuild cost in my insurance matches the estimation by SCSI.

Technically the state does not currently have a legal standing one way or the other, as it has not been taken to court. However, previous examples like the Pyrite scheme (and yes, it cost less, but it still would have been covered if more houses were affected, you can bet on that) set the precedent for it.

Legal action was taken against Cassidys (the supplier.

Ann and Vincent Gorman told Prime Time they sued Cassidy Brothers after three visits from its managing director David Cassidy about their block problems in 2010 and one in January 2011 did not resolve the problem.

A short letter from the firm’s solicitor confirmed that Cassidy Brothers did not have insurance that would cover the potential claims.

If you bought your house for less than the build cost, someone had to swallow that loss. Did you go chasing that person to make them good? Did they get their 100% redress? Or were you happy to pick up a bargain and just tough for those that lost out on the collapse? I don't mean to pick on you but it's hard to stomach complaints from people who were participating in the burning of others a few years ago.

While indeed other issues are unrelated, it is my opinion that they are far more worthy of government support over rebuilding homes for the following categories of people/building owners:

*Second home and holiday home owners *Investment property owners

*homes of the wealthy that can afford to contribute

*Homes that will be under occupied

*homes that significantly exceed the national average in size.

The proposed government scheme goes beyond even what I consider fair to the rest of the taxpayers, particularly first time home buyers. It's them that will pay for this, through general taxation and the €800m forecast to be raised by the block levy.

Some of those involved have clearly developed a taste for campaigning. I suspect when this is resolved (if it ever is), it won't be the last we hear of them

Builders/engineers are off the hook as they bought from a certified producer, under the assumption that the certified blocks were up to code.

The house was built in the mid 2000s, price deprecation/negative equity is unfortunately a normal thing. This isn't a good example in my specific case, as the owner died of cancer and her children sold the house.

No one is saying we should support redress and to hell with everyone else. That's not how budgeting works at a country level.

Is this honestly where the discourse is now? Give Donegal to the UK? FFS.