Crusheen defective concrete blocks campaigner who is forced to rebuild her modest home is facing a major shortfall for the rebuilding cost due to major deficits in the state redress scheme.
Approved for house demolition in March 2024, Dr Martina Cleary spent from July to October 2024 trying to get a builder, looking at all the various options.
Her dwelling is a modest three-bedroom bungalow measuring 87 metres squared that qualified for a grant of €187,920, which was based on the footprint of her house on rates calculated by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) in the spring of 2023.
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East Clare correspondent, Dan Danaher is a journalism graduate of Rathmines and UL. He has won numerous awards for special investigations on health, justice, environment, and reports on news, agriculture, disability, mental health and community.