A west Donegal councillor says urgent changes are needed to speed up testing for homes affected by defective concrete, while reducing costs for both homeowners and the State.
100% Redress Cllr Denis McGee says a private company in England has shown that defective concrete testing can be completed within weeks.
He claims adopting a similar approach could save significant time and potentially around €50 million.
Cllr McGee is questioning why that system is not being used in Ireland and is calling for a dedicated defective concrete testing laboratory to be established in Letterkenny:
