Probably ask for the household charge before they are fixed up

At least the people in Priory Hall were fortunate enough to be evacuated.

God help the thousands of unfortunate people who will find out too late that they are living in cowboy built deathtraps (that our government signed off on).

Paying an over inflated, ponzi mortgage, to a criminal, corrupt bank, on a cowboy built, overpriced glorified shoebox, deathtrap squat (all under the strict supervision of our inept bought out government)??

Join the club.

You’re right Harry, Priory Hall is merely the tip of a very large iceberg!!

Shiela

Are you saying that the State must rebuild Priory Hall at taxpayers expense because a builder failed to comply with building regulations.
In my case I am stating publicly and loudly “Not one more cent”
I have been bled for the misbehaviour of the Blood Bank and priests and Banks and Developers and Insurance Companies and Quinn and now you want me to pay for an IRA hunger strikers.
When I bought my house I was required to get an engineers report. I paid three hundred punts and if anything was subsequently found to be wrong with the structure the Engineer was liable.
Did the residents of Priory Hall do this?
Shiela I believe that once we concede on Priory we will have to pay for the pyrite disaster and a block of apartments in Cherrywood etc etc etc.
Brendan Behan was great with the one liners…………………

I know how you feel, I feel the same, I pay taxes just like you. I have very little fight in me now at this stage, but I will put all my energies into making these bast . . ds accountable. Until then, these people have suffered enough. It’s not their fault. When you purchase an apartment, one ‘assumes’, that all securities, safety, building work planning etc. has been done by the individuals that are being paid to do it. Maybe a once off home is different, I don’t know, but someone, politicians, whoever has to step up to the plate, earn their bloody god damn salary and chase these bast . .ds to the ends of the earth for every penny they have and are hiding.

Until then these families deserve better. I don’t know what’s going to happen the homeowners that were insured with ‘Home Bond’. It was an Irish company and they too are gone. Accountability has been missing from our society for a long time and it’s about time that people like you and I that are ok, have a home, yes, paying taxes just like the homeowners in Priory Hall stand up and litterly, ‘LYNCH’ these individuals. Too many of us that are safe and not going through difficulties sit on our asses, write posts on these forums, articles, bitch and do nothing else. It could be you, me tomorrow. How would you like a huge dump to be giving planning permission a field away from you, even though your told 20 years ago that it was going to be ‘green space’? Think about it.

The developer has gone bankrupt in the UK which is why the tax payer has picked up the tab to the security companies and the cost of temporarily housing the tenants (Stands at over 1 million tor temporary accommadadion at present). Some people applaud those who go bankrupt expecially if they have managed to ‘take up resedency’ in the UK to do it.. The attitude is ‘Ah god the gangster!’. They don’t seem to realise that they will be paying the debts.

The developer has been declared bankrupt in ireland after his UK bankruptcy was rejected. DCC own a number of apartments in the complex but it is majority privately owned. The reason why they are paying for the temporary accomodation is because of a high court order against them after the applied to have everyone evacuated with a few days notice and no plan – they are appealing this to the supreme court

As to how they have managed to spend 600k+ on security, it shows the competence of those in charge of DCC and how they spend money

The HHC will go along way in paying that security bill. I hope the people express their dissatisfaction to all TDs who attend.

*that is the dissatisfaction about nothing being done a whole year later**

I feel sorry for them but I don’t see why my tax money is being used on private property in this way!

I build my own house using direct labour, I hired an engineer to check the house at stages which cost me over 2K+. If my house falls down tomorrow, it’s my engineer’s insurance I be going after, that’s why he has that insurance.

Did these people have their properties checked before they bought? If so go back to the engineer if not … sorry tough you should have!

I would prefer to see the 600K+ bill and that will continue to increase to be used for children hospitals instead of trying to sort out a private matter.

Is the Irish Governmnet going to bail out every single house owner in ireland who’s been screwed by their builder? I don’t think so, so I don’t see why my tax paying money is being wasted in this case. It should be down to the owners to secure their property not anyone else.

I probably get ripped to bites about this but be fair, it’s private property. If the government sorts this case out, they’ll have to do it for all cases. This country can’t afford it.

At stage the property should be knocked down and the bill sent to the builders and owners who’s responsibility it is to look after the property.

In rentedl accommodation for the past year! Not knowing when it’s going to end because no one is honest enough to give them an answer.

It’s like the pyrite problems 1000’s of homeowners are stuck with. Are they paying a morg. for a house not worth a cent? Yes, they are. Nobody will or can buy their homes because the structure is dangerous. Within 10/15 years these homes will begin to fall outwards as the pyrite expands. It pushes up the foundations, walls, doors etc. until eventually, the whole house falls down. The longer Hogan leaves it and hopes it goes away the more money that is going to be needed to fix the problems. If he went in today to these homes it would cost anything from EUR20,000 to EUR50,000 to fix it depending on how old and bad the home is. These homeowners are paying morgs to banks for nothing!

Their house insurance will not pay for it when it falls because it was not reported to them that it had pyrite. The insurance company is not liable. The Bond insurance company is, but unfortunately they are gone!!! Home Bond was the company that most of these homeowners had.

If and when pyrite is taken out of these homes, they are rebuilt from the bottom up to the fist floor. Takes about 3/4 months. After its done, the house is perfect and the homeowner is given a certificate of proof if they ever want to move/sell. Houses being fixed now that are about 7/10 years old will do well, as there is up to date insulation etc. put into them. Hogan is reporting that there are approximately 25,000 homes with pyrite. Ah Ah, now, now Mr. Hogan, your nose is getting bigger and bigger, there are near to 70/100,000 homes with pyrite!

Mcfeely can walk away because of the law here, that is why we have to pick up the tab. An eu wide bankruptcy law would prevent this kind of bankruptcy tourism, which is similar t the tax tourism engaged in by the other friends of the government.
I would not meet hogan, he seriously is ‘tik’ enough to demand second home taxes off them.

@John McHale,

They’re all to blame. Everyone of them. F Gael keep using the excuse (a year on) that it was F Fail Government that was in power at the time and it’s ‘their’ fault! Shut up, grow up F Gael, and get on with it. Show that this Government looks like it’s in power and cares. Get on with the task in hand. People would respect them and feel that they are a little honourable by just fixing it!

Yes, McFeely should be jailed, yes, all his assets, seen and hidden should be taken from him. Knock this hellhole down and build a proper apartment complex for these families. Hogan is waiting for a Report. We all know what’s going to be in the Report. It’ll be written in real political english talking around the problem and by the time one is finished reading it, there’ll be no solution, no answer as to who is liable.

Who should knock it down and rebuild it? McFeely assets, DCC, Architect company etc. etc. etc. McFeely’s house in Ballsbridge and all other properties should be sold immediately, I don’t care for what sort of money, and all funds from sales and his hidden bank accounts should be spent on rebuilding it. DCC should also make an area in the centre of the building where they include a playground etc. My list is endless!

I’ll be there today, 2pm Donaghmede Shopping Centre. I hope a lot of people reading this article will be there also. It could have been any one of us in this situation.

It is my understanding that Dublin C C signed off on the building permits etc.
Some person (s) signed off when construction was completed as all the building code and fire regulations were.
If this is so then the Council is responsible fpr redressing the residents grieveances,public or private.
Legal counsel for the Council should be charged with pursuing damages from all those involved from the architects,planners,engineers,building in spectors etc..
Finally the taxpayers should pay greater attention to who they elect to their respective councils.
If citizens paid closer attention to what goes on at local cpuncil meetings they may well have safer buildings and save themselves from millions .
Attedance also keeps the civic servants and elected councillors on their.
In the meantime it appears DCC is on the hook for this one.