Category: Old Donegal

The Housing Minister has confirmed that some of the regulations contained in the enhanced Mica Redress Scheme will be signed this evening.

The CEO of Donegal County Council, John McLaughlin told a special meeting this afternoon that Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien gave assurances at a housing summit held in Dublin yesterday that the regulations around engineering fees and emergency works would be signed this evening.

The Minister stressed that he wanted to keep the regulations simple for both the council and homeowners to ensure funds are available quickly.

While the enhanced scheme is being worked through, Donegal County Council is not aware of the full details of yet.

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The local area plan for Buncrana has been given the go ahead to progress further.

The plan is to move forward in tandem with Bundoran and the Twin Towns.

Cllr Rena Donaghey says it’ll mean the plan will be fast tracked by a year paving the way for lands to be zoned for housing construction.

Cllr Donaghey says its major news for the peninsula with the ever rising housing waiting list and the area being regarded as the epicentre of the Mica crisis:

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More than 1,200 diabetic patients are currently awaiting review appointments at Letterkenny University Hospital.

Latest figures show that there are 563 review appointments with Consultants now overdue.

In addition, there are 659 patients with review appointments already scheduled for 2022.

Cllr Gerry McMonagle raised a number of questions regarding the matter at the latest sitting of the Regional Health Form.

He says a number of avenues could be explored to address the backlog:

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A public apology to victims of historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland will go ahead on the 11th of March.

Plans for the long awaited apology – originally set to be delivered by the First and Deputy First Ministers – had been put into doubt since the collapse of the Executive.

It’s now been confirmed it’ll be delivered in the Stormont Assembly by 5 other ministers instead.

Margaret McGuckin from the survivors group SAVIA says victims are glad it’s going ahead;

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A quantity of suspected Class B drugs have been seized in Donemana.

The seizure was made after officers on patrol on Berryhill Road in Donemana on Tuesday were alerted to a vehicle in the area just before 6pm.

Following checks carried out at the scene, officers subsequently seized a quantity of suspected cannabis in the car.

The 20-year-old driver will be reported to the Public Prosecution Service for offences, including driving while disqualified, driving with no insurance and possession of a Class B controlled drug.

Sergeant Wilders said: “This was good police work by our officers on routine patrol in the village, and I want to take this opportunity to appeal to anyone with information or concerns about drugs activity in the area, to please contact us so we can take action. The information you tell us helps makes our neighbourhoods safer.”

Information can be provided on the non-emergency number 101.

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The HSE has given the green light for work to start on the new Dunfanaghy Primary Care Centre.

The project was originally estimated to cost 2.5 million euro and its completion is set to be a major asset to the local community.

The project has faced a lengthy delay.

Dr Paul Stewart, a GP in Dunfanaghy says it’s hoped that the centre will be open within the year:

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Residents in a housing estate in east Donegal are said to be plagued by flooding issues.

St. Judes Court in Lifford was built over 20 years ago however its understood that the road surface in the estate was never completed.

As a result, many drain covers are sitting above road level with almost all of them said to be completely blocked.

Some homeowners can’t access their house without stepping through several inches of water.

One resident Veronica says they have reached out to various bodies and none of them are taking responsibility:

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Serious concern has been raised over reports that an 80 year old sewerage pipe is set to remain in Kerrykeel.

Irish Water is currently carrying out work on a new sewerage treatment system along the main street in the village however the old pipe in question is not going to be replaced as part of the plans.

It’s understood that the sewer had had history of blockage and leaks.

The pipe is to continue serving around 500 homes and businesses in the area.

Local Cllr Liam Blaney says leaving the pipe there makes no sense:

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The provision of two new multi million euro business, enterprise and innovation centres in Letterkenny is a step closer.

The project under the Councils part 8 development process has been given the green light at a special meeting of the Council today.

The proposed development will include the demolition of the former ESB retail and office premises and existing sheds to the rear of the site located on the Pearse Road.

Local Cllr Ciaran Brogan says it will create huge opportunities for the entire North West region:

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Work on a long awaited one way system in the heart of Letterkenny is to begin next month.

The traffic system was first proposed in 2018 but had been stalled due to funding constraints.

Donegal County Council has confirmed that the necessary funding has now been allocated with construction due to start at the end of March.

The project includes changing the traffic flow in the town from St. Eunan’s Cathedral to St. Colmcille NS St. Eunans College and Scoil Mhuire gan Smal.

Cathaoirleach of the Letterkenny Milford MD Cllr Jimmy Kavanagh says once complete it’ll have huge benefits:

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