'The cracks are just getting worse every day': In Ireland, thousands of homes are crumbling - Sky News

The affected homes were mostly constructed from the mid-1990s to mid-2000s, a time of light-touch construction regulation.

Homeowners affected by Ireland's latest defective homes scandal have vowed to continue battling for full redress from the government.

"Mica has affected every wall in the house, inside and out," Ms McDaid said.

The affected homes were mostly constructed during Ireland's "Celtic Tiger" economic boom of the mid-1990s to mid-2000s, a time of light-touch construction regulation.

In response, the Irish government started a mica redress scheme last year, offering to pay 90% of repair costs up to a maximum of €275,000 (£235,000).

But affected families have said that due to various restrictions and caps in the scheme, the figure left to pay is closer to 30% than 10%.

This mostly affected families in the more affluent province of Leinster, including Dublin, and the government eventually granted 100% redress

Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin, who visited stricken families in Co Donegal last week, refused to say if the government would commit to a 100% redress scheme

The housing minister Darragh O'Brien has said the number of affected homes could be closer to 10,000 and the final bill for redress could reach €1.5bn (£1.3bn)