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A man who claims to have been exposed to toxic chemicals after aerosol foam insulation was installed in his home agreed in Superior Court that an air quality investigation six months later found no problem with the air quality of the city. home.
Patrick Duffy has said that he had to move his family out of the dream house he had built by the sea in Donegal after the insulation was installed in February 2016.
In court on Thursday, he agreed that an August 2016 air quality report at his home was “fine” but said he was scared and would “never take that risk again.”
Mr. Duffy, his wife Anita, and their young daughter moved into a relative’s vacation home after insulation was installed in their home. They then moved into a mobile home where they remain.
Cross-examined by John Paul Shortt SC, the insulation contractor, Mr. Duffy agreed that he had used the air quality report when they sold the house and its contents last year for 235,000 euros. They had used the report, which deemed the house habitable, to give the buyer peace of mind, he said.
The lawyer asked why he was not returning home when he received the air quality report in August 2016, which concluded that there was no problem with the air quality.
Mr. Duffy replied, “There was fear, we were so sick. I’m not going to take that risk with myself or with my family. “
When the lawyer told him the reaction was “exaggerated,” he said he did not believe it.
It was the second day of action for Mr. Duffy (45), Meenderryowen, Annagry, Co Donegal.
He has sued Brendan McGee trading as McGee Insulation Services, Largenreach, Downings, Letterkenny, who was responsible for the installation and application of spray foam insulation in the family home on February 18, 2016.
It has also sued GMS Insulations Ltd, Legga, Moyne, Co Longford, which imports and supplies aerosol foam insulation material.
The aerosol foam insulation is claimed to have been imported from outside the EU by GMS Insulations, which supplied it to McGee Insulation.
McGee is alleged to have assured Duffy that it was safe to stay at his home during the installation process and immediately afterward.
It is also claimed that Mr. Duffy was informed that the product was completely safe and did not emit any smoke.
He claims he was exposed to toxic chemicals.
Both defendants deny the claims. Mr. McGee also alleges contributory negligence on the part of Mr. Duffy, who, according to him, was advised to stay away from the home during the installation.
GMS Insulations contends that if Mr. Duffy was injured, he has no legal liability.
Mr Duffy has claimed that he suffered damage to his respiratory tract and is now coughing constantly. He told the court that his family “now lives in a bubble” as they have become sensitized to other products and need to avoid other people.
The case before Judge Kevin Cross continues on Friday.
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