A man who moved his family into a mobile home due to the effects of mica on their house has said it was a 'heartbreaking' decision.
Paddy Diver, his wife and three children moved into the caravan in Donegal last night.
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Paddy Diver's home showing mica damage. Image: SuppliedMr Diver told Lunchtime Live they couldn't stay in the house.
"The house has come down, like - I'm actually lucky that I got to stay in it this long," he said.
"I probably should have been out [last winter], I don't think this house will survive another winter.
"I do fear that there's a massive tragedy waiting to happen because of people that's in the same circumstances as myself.
"On the scheme that's here at the minute there's no upfront money for you to go and renovate".
The mobile home Paddy Diver' and his family have moved into. Image: SuppliedMr Diver said he had to "beg and borrow" to get the caravan.
"Whenever you haven't got that money then you have to take a chance of staying in [your house] until there's a scheme that's fit for purpose," he said.
"By doing that you're at risk".
Mr Diver said leaving their home was heartbreaking.
"I was welling up last night and I had tears in my eyes," he said.
"It's heartbreaking leaving everything around the house.
"My father's passed away four years and he plastered the cornerstones of my house - that's gone.
"That means the new house will be done and there'll not be one memory of my father having anything to do with the house".
Mr Diver added that "anger kicks in too" as he walks around his home.
