Pyrite
# pyrite - Thursday 4 April, 2013
New rules on buildings hope to avoid repeat of Priory Hall disaster
Phil Hogan has announced new regulations which will require professionals to sign off on the compliance of buildings as they are built.
# pyrite - Monday 25 March, 2013
Homeowners will have to prove ‘significant pyrite damage’ to receive Property Tax exemption
Speaking in Ashboure today, Phil Hogan said the issue was “yet another problem inherited from the previous government”.
# pyrite - Friday 15 March, 2013
Minister for housing says ex-residents of Priory Hall are ‘in a dreadful situation’
Minister of State Jan O’Sullivan also spoke of Ireland’s ghost estates, the pyrite crisis, and her plans to end homelessness.
# pyrite - Saturday 2 March, 2013
Fine Gael TD suggests mini-budget to avoid need for property tax
Peter Mathews suggests bringing in a betting tax, and levies on corporate profits and high incomes, instead of taxing households.
# pyrite - Tuesday 26 February, 2013
Pyrite removals on 122 Ballymun homes ‘nearing completion’
The completion of the Sillogue 4 scheme in Ballymun, which has 122 homes overall, was held up after the discovery of pyrite in 2008.
# pyrite - Wednesday 13 February, 2013
Pyrite homes, disabled accommodation to receive Property Tax exemption
The moves are outlined in a Bill published this afternoon which amends the Property Tax scheme before it begins in July.
# pyrite - Tuesday 18 December, 2012
Up to €50m in bank loans and levies to pay for repair of pyrite homes
Environment Minister Phil Hogan has announced the setting up of the Pyrite Resolution Board which will aim to give thousands of homeowners by the issue a long-awaited resolution.
# pyrite - Friday 14 December, 2012
The 5 at 5: Friday
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Noonan says pyrite homes will be exempt from property tax
Noonan said the government is aware of the “very real cost and difficulties” faced by people whose homes are affected.
# pyrite - Sunday 9 December, 2012
Fine Gael TD calls for clarification on property tax for pyrite homes
Meanwhile, as he approaches his second Christmas in temporary accommodation, Priory Hall resident Liam Boland said he would refuse to pay.
# pyrite - Thursday 18 October, 2012
Report vindicates belief that State is not responsible for pyrite problems – Hogan
He added, however, that he supports the affected homeowners who have been suffering for “far too long”.
# pyrite - Wednesday 3 October, 2012
TD says state must cover cost of pyrite damage
Sinn Féin’s Dessie Ellis said the state allowed regulations which failed to stop contamination and failed to legislate to protect people.
# pyrite - Tuesday 24 July, 2012
Pyrite: There are ‘legal and moral responsibilities’
The chairman of the pyrite panel made the comment at an Oireachtas committee meeting this afternoon.
What is the cost of repairing pyrite-damaged homes?
The subject will be discussed today when the government’s pyrite panel takes part in an Oireachtas committee meeting.
# pyrite - Wednesday 18 July, 2012
The Evening Fix: Wednesday
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The 5 at 5 – Wednesday
5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock…
Over 10,000 homes could harbour unidentified pyrite problems
A new report commissioned by the government has revealed the extent of the problem in estate across five local authority areas.
# pyrite - Monday 16 July, 2012
Pyrite bill to be introduced next week
The new bill would give homeowners more time to bring a case about pyrite in their homes to court.
# pyrite - Saturday 2 June, 2012
ULA to force Dáil vote on making government responsible for Priory Hall repairs
A motion will be discussed on Wednesday and Thursday forcing the government to undertake the remedial works.
# pyrite - Monday 2 April, 2012
Did Hogan appoint a HomeBond official to a State board?
Fianna Fáil has asked Phil Hogan to clarify whether he gave a State board job to someone connected with the pyrite controversy.
# pyrite - Saturday 11 February, 2012
Column: ‘We’re watching our first house crumble before our eyes’
Expecting their first child, Niamh Byrne and her partner bought a house. Then pyrite was discovered in the structure. Here she tells her story.
# pyrite - Tuesday 17 January, 2012
HomeBond ‘snub’ over pyrite ‘a matter of serious public concern’ – Committee
As many as 20,000 homes in Ireland are thought to be affected by the pyrite mineral that was used in building materials.
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