Mica campaigner: 'The Government has life jackets but they won't give them to us'

Anger at O'Brien's proposal to bring memo to Cabinet 'in two or three weeks'

Fine Gael minister of State Joe McHugh speaking to Mica protesters Jackie Hughes and Carol Reddin from Fahan at Leinster House. 

The housing minister has told Mica campaigners that he will bring a memo to Cabinet in two or three weeks time aimed at improving the redress scheme for their crumbling homes.

While it has been suggested that 100% redress could be given to people up to a value of €350,000, senior government sources said that "all options remain on the table" and that nothing has been decided as yet.