Engineer to leave mica panel over shortfalls in scheme
Paddy Diver, a mica-affected homeowner from Donegal empties a bag of mica-affected concrete he scraped from the walls of his home, using his bare fingers outside the Dail during a protest by mica affected homeowners from Mayo and Donegal seeking 100% redress for the faulty concrete in their homes. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin
One of the senior engineers on the panel assessing mica damage to homes in Donegal has said he is leaving the panel unless changes are made to the remedial scheme, and he predicts that other colleagues will do the same.
Dr Ambrose McCloskey stated in a letter to fellow engineers on the panel that no proper long-term solution has been put in place for the mica problem and the work required will take between 10 and 15 years to complete.
