Cost of Mica redress scheme could reach €3.2bn

Paddy Diver from Inisowen, Donegal with bricks made from Mica during a protest at Leinster House, Dublin. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

The cost of the Mica redress scheme could rise by €1.8bn to a total of €3.2bn based on the final submission made by homeowners, a working group has found.

Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien has received the mica working group report and homeowners have also been sent the document to review.