Mica redress campaigners are to run candidates in the local elections next year.
The 100% redress party has lodged papers to become a registered political party and once the formal process is completed, they will begin selecting candidates.
The public relations officer of the party Ali Farren says initially they will select candidates in the Donegal area but once they are registered, they will begin reaching out to groups in 14 other counties where defective blocks are an issue.
The mica redress scheme is currently capped at a maximum of €420,000 at a total cost to the exchequer of €2.2 billion.
But according to Mr Farren the scheme needs to go much further than that and should not have a cap.
"Family homes, holidays homes, shops and all buildings need to be remediated and the state has a duty to cover 100% of the cost," he said,
Mr Farren said he will be out of pocket to the tune of €50,000 - €100,000 under the current terms of the mica redress scheme and that is "not fair or equitable."
"What we want is a mandate to be able to talk to senior civil servants to press our case for 100% redress similar to other state schemes in other parts of the country," he added.
"We want to take our place at the table."
The party currently has 300 members and its application is being assessed by the Electoral Commission which maintains the register of political parties.
Mr Farren says they will also concern themselves with other issues impacting rural Ireland.
"We will have to see if the grassroots will support us and it, we get a mandate in the local elections, we will run candidates in the next general election," he said.
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