Irish Examiner view: Mica misery affects people all around the country

Clare, Tipperary, Limerick, and Sligo are revealed to have been affected too, so the cost of redress may surge well past €2.2bn

Taoiseach Micheál Martin meeting mica campaigners during a visit to Derry. While the building materials issue has been most closely associated with the north west of Ireland, a new report suggests there are many householders affected in Munster too: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

If the Government thought proposed legislation to provide grants to homeowners in Mayo and Donegal affected by mica would bring a welcome end to the controversy, its hopes might have been a little on the optimistic side.

Yesterday, it was revealed that an unpublished report on the enhanced defective concrete block scheme by engineering experts predicted similar issues in several other counties. The presence of mica in concrete blocks in Mayo and Donegal caused them to crumble, and it appears homeowners in those two counties are not the only ones in despair.