It is reported that problems have manifested in dwellings built as far back as 1984 and in buildings constructed up to 2011 although the period between 1999 and 2008 appears to be when most of the affected properties were completed - Page 5 - Expert panel report - June 2017
If most houses that were affected were built between 1999 and 2008 then a specific aggregate problem must have taken place during that time.
If the Donegal County Council, on behalf of the Govt. had been practising ongoing product testing and surveillance, as they were legally supposed to, they would have picked up the change in the aggregate and nipped the problem in the bud.
Instead the ' Light touch regulation/No regulation ' introduced by the Govt in the early 2000's can indeed be seen as a major cause of allowing this scandal to develop.
Next installment will look at the methodology used by the Expert Panel to identify the specific cause of the crumbling block phenomenon.
If most houses that were affected were built between 1999 and 2008 then a specific aggregate problem must have taken place during that time.
If the Donegal County Council, on behalf of the Govt. had been practising ongoing product testing and surveillance, as they were legally supposed to, they would have picked up the change in the aggregate and nipped the problem in the bud.
Instead the ' Light touch regulation/No regulation ' introduced by the Govt in the early 2000's can indeed be seen as a major cause of allowing this scandal to develop.
Next installment will look at the methodology used by the Expert Panel to identify the specific cause of the crumbling block phenomenon.
⏩ Enda Craig is a Donegal resident and community activist.
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