Newly elected 100% Redress Party councillors could be appointed as mayor or deputy mayor of Donegal County Council following its annual general meeting.
Raphoe councillor Frank McBrearty Jr will make the proposal at the organisation’s first post-election meeting, in County House, Lifford, on June 21.
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Formed in October 2023 to advocate for homeowners in Donegal impacted by defective concrete, 100% Redress got four councillors elected on June 7.
Mr McBrearty said the fresh mandate presented councillors with a “unique opportunity to strike while the iron was hot in support of defective concrete impacted home and property owners”.
He added: “I would urge my fellow councillors to unanimously back my proposal. In doing so, we would be providing the party and the people who voted for it, with a fantastic national, indeed international, platform.
“We would be enabling the party to amplify the message that the Government must deal honestly, meaningfully and scientifically with everyone impacted by the defective concrete scandal, in terms of real redress.
Families in Donegal are at breaking point, living in crumbling homes due to defective blocks.
— Thomas Pringle T.D. (@ThomasPringleTD) June 11, 2024
The government's redress scheme falls short. Lives disrupted, futures on hold and a community demanding to be listened to. #Donegal needs a real solution!https://t.co/eIPqVrY1PF pic.twitter.com/hHfZFWOARg
“It is very clear from the local government election results, people are way beyond unhappy with the treatment they have received and are receiving from the government, the Housing Agency and Donegal County Council’s executive, in terms of two failed grant schemes, a failed and seriously flawed testing protocol (IS 465), and doomed to failure remediation diktats imposed on homeowners, in place of the correct engineering solutions,” said Mr McBrearty.
The Raphoe councillor said the defective concrete scandal was decimating homes and lives in Donegal and beyond.
