An Ulster University professor has called for more public awareness after defective blocks have been found in houses in Derry.
Derry City and Strabane Council have also announced they have embarked on a data collection exercise to quantify the number of residents in the Council area whose properties have MICA.
Professor Paul Dunlop, Research Director of Geography & Environmental Sciences, has seen the extent of the devastation of families impacted by defective blocks in Donegal.