Cost of mica redress will be 'very considerable', says Donohoe

Finance Minister said while the Government wanted to solve the issues around the current scheme, there will be a significant cost involved – with some estimates suggesting this could exceed €3bn

Children from across Donegal, including, from left, Hallie Kearney, 8, Fallon Kerr, 10, and Tori Cantwell, 10, at the gates of Leinster House at a protest last month to highlight the ongoing mica crisis. Picture: Brian Lawless

The Government must recognise that there is a "very considerable" cost in mica redress.

Taking leaders' questions on Thursday, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe told Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty that the Government was committed to strengthening the scheme aimed at helping those whose homes are affected by defective building blocks.