Clare and Limerick to be included in mica redress scheme as €2.2bn cost rises by €500m 

Legislation for the scheme will formally come to Cabinet this week and ministers will be told that the two counties had made submissions to be covered. 

The SCSI report said that the cost of demolishing and rebuilding Mica-affected homes would be around €145-€164 per square foot when based on February 2022 prices. File Picture: David Raleigh

Two more counties - Clare and Limerick - are to be added to the Government's defective block redress scheme this week as the €2.2bn projected cost of rebuilding mica-affected homes is set to rise by €500m.

Legislation for the scheme will formally come to Cabinet today and ministers will be told that the two counties had made submissions to be covered.