People living in homes made from defective concrete blocks gathered at Leinster House in Dublin on Tuesday to call for urgent intervention and a workable 100 per cent redress scheme. Attendees described the problems they faced living in damaged homes, attempting to recover the value of their houses and trying to access financial support. “It’s just somewhere we have to exist for now, we’re not living,” a homeowner from Co Mayo said. But after the purchase, they realised the house had defective concrete. [ ‘A scheme for the wealthy’: Just 7% of applicants have had defective concrete homes fixedOpens in new window ]She described a “series of hurdles” she has had to pass to get to where she is now.

Source: The Irish Times November 26, 2025 06:32 UTC