Decision on mica scheme may not be made by end of October, junior minister says

Protesters during a demonstration in Dublin to demand a 100% redress scheme (Niall Carson/PA)

There may not be a decision on a mica compensation scheme by the end of the month, a Fine Gael minister has said.

Peter Burke, a junior minister in the Department of Housing, said on Sunday he could not say for certain whether mica-affected homeowners would have an answer from the Government on a revised redress scheme by the end of October.