Crumbling homes are at the top of the election agenda in Donegal, as a new party campaigning on the defective blocks crisis hopes to secure a Dáil seat.
Here is everything you need to know about the area before heading to the polls on November 29th.
The constituency
Donegal is one of the few constituencies to remain unchanged since the last election.
Nine electoral divisions in south Donegal, including Ballintra, Ballyshannon and Bundoran, are part of the Sligo-Leitrim constituency.
The issues
Donegal is one of the most deprived areas in the country – 29 electoral divisions in the county are disadvantaged, according to the Pobal Deprivation Index.
The housing crisis in Donegal is particularly acute due to a combination of low supply, high dereliction rates and the defective concrete block scandal.
The Government’s remediation scheme for defective concrete offers grants of up to €420,000 per dwelling to repair or rebuild them.
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