'Accelerated' scrutiny of mica bill to take place next week

Mica Action Group member Paddy Diver accused the Government of "rushing this legislation through before summer recess so we can't argue with it".

Eddie McNamee at his mica-affected home in Gleneely, Co Donegal. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

An Oireachtas committee will sit for six hours next week to scrutinise the Government's compensation scheme for owners of houses with defective blocks.

The Government approved legislation this week for a redress scheme for homes affected by mica, while two more counties – Clare and Limerick —  are to be added to the scheme as the €2.2bn projected cost of rebuilding mica-affected homes is set to rise by €500m.