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Episode 5

贰貌谤辫补 Series 29
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Giant cracks have been appearing in thousands of buildings in the west of Ireland as a result of the concrete blocks used in their construction. Andreas Wolff reports.

Tha sg脿inidhean m貌ra air nochdadh ann an taighean air taobh siar na h-脠ireann ri l矛nn na blocaichean concrait a chaidh a chleachdadh anns na m矛ltean de thoglaichean air feadh na d霉thcha. Mar a tha Andreas Wolff ag aithris, 鈥榮 e gu bheil cus den mh猫inneil mica annta is coireach agus tha luchd iomairt a鈥� str矛 airson airgead-d矛olaidh agus iad cuid a 鈥� fuireach ann an taighean a tha a-nis ann an cunnart tuiteam.

Tha a dh脿 uidhir de dhaoine a鈥� fulang bochdainn connaidh ann an sg矛rean d霉thchail na ann an sg矛rean eile de dh鈥橝lba. Leis a鈥� gheamhradh air tighinn agus pr矛sean connaidh ag 猫irigh, tha Annabel NicIllFhinnein ann an Cataibh is Gallaibh a鈥� faighneachd de a鈥� bhuaidh a bhios aige seo air daoine an sin.

Giant cracks have been appearing in thousands of buildings in the west of Ireland as a result of the concrete blocks used in their construction. As Andreas Wolff reports, the cause is the excessive presence of the mineral mica in the blocks and campaigners are demanding 100% compensation for homes that are now in danger of collapsing.

People living in rural areas are twice as likely to experience fuel poverty as other areas of Scotland. With the arrival of winter and rising fuel prices, Annabel Maclennan is Caithness and Sutherland to assess the scale of the problem.

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Mica

Mica
Tha na m矛ltean thaighean air taobh siar na h-脠ireann ann an f矛or dhroch staid is cuid dhiubh ann an cunnart tuiteam. 'S e an trioblaid聽gu bheil cus mica sna blocaichean choncrait leis an deach an togail. A r猫ir riaghailtean togail cha bu ch貌ir ach 1% den mh猫inneil sin a bhith ann an stuthan togail, ach chaidh c貌ir agus an deich uidhir a lorg ann an cuid dhiubh. Tha m貌ran a' coireachadh an riaghaltais airson agus nach do rinn iad sgr霉dadh ceart air companaidhean togail. Gheall Riaghaltas na h-脠ireann roimhe na seo gum p脿igheadh iad suas ri 90% de na cosgaisean gus taighean a ch脿radh no ag ath-thogail. Ach do mh貌ran tha na cosgaisean ceangailte ris an sgeama sin ro mh貌r agus tha cuid ag r脿dh gu bheil iad an d霉il a bhith gun dachaigh, rud a bheir uallach m貌r orra. Tha an riaghaltas a' coimhead ri sgeama nas fh猫arr a thoirt a-steach a dh'aithghearr, ach cha t脿inig sin fhathast.

Mica

Mica
Thousands of houses in the west of Ireland are in a bad state and some of them are in danger of collapse. The problem is excessive mica in concrete blocks. According to building regulations materials should only contain 1% of the mineral, but more than ten times this amount has been found in some of them. Many blame the government for not inspecting the building companies adequately. The Irish Government introduced a scheme which pays 90% of repair or rebuilding costs. But for many the costs associated with the scheme are unaffordable. Some people are saying they face homelessness which is causing them great distress. The government are looking to introduce an improved scheme soon, but it hasn't been published, yet.

Bochdainn connaidh

Bochdainn connaidh
Tha bochdainn connaidh a' toirt buaidh air 42% de dhachaighean ann an sg矛rean d霉thchail na h-Alba. Tha seo an coimeas ri 24% anns a' ch貌rr dhan d霉thaich. 'S e nach eil a' mh貌r-chuid ann an sg矛rean d霉thchail na h-Alba ceangailte ri gas a' phr矛omh l矛onra an trioblaid as motha. 脌s aonais, tha aca ri barrachd dealain a chleachdadh airson an dachaighean a theasachadh. Tha sin a' ciallachadh gu bheil iad a' p脿igheadh t貌rr a bharrachd airson bl脿ths na tha daoine anns na bailtean m貌ra. Aig a' cheart 脿m, tha Comhairle na G脿idhealtachd a' cruthachadh barrachd cumhachd ath-nuadhachail na tha 霉ghdarras ionadail sam bith eile ann an Alba, agus tha m貌ran aig tuath m矛-thoilichte nach eil iadsan a' faighinn a' bhuannachd 脿s. Le pr矛sean cumhachd air a dhol an-脿irde agus draghan ann gun 猫irich iad a-rithist, tha 贰貌谤辫补 ann an Gallaibh 's ann an Cataibh, a' faighinn a-mach mun bhuaidh a th' aig bochdainn connaidh air sg矛rean d霉thchail na h-Alba.

Fuel poverty

Fuel poverty
42% of households in rural Scotland are living in fuel poverty. This compares to 24% of households in the rest of the country. The problem for most rural households is that they aren't connected to mains gas. They rely more heavily on electricity for heat and therefore end up paying more than those in urban areas. At the same time, Highland Council produces more renewable energy than any other local authority in Scotland. Many people in the north are unhappy that they do not benefit from this. Energy prices have risen and they are expected to rise again. 贰貌谤辫补 is in Caithness and Sutherland to find out about the impact fuel poverty has on rural Scotland.

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