Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I have a final question around laboratory testing. There was a well publicised case in the UK in terms of fire cladding that was tested in a laboratory setting and was found to be compliant. However, the conditions were not real-world conditions, if you like. Once that fire cladding was exposed to wind conditions, the material then was found to be highly flammable, whereas in a laboratory controlled setting, it was meeting the test requirements in terms of being nonflammable. Is there any risk that laboratory testing is not matching real world conditions for other materials and products, for example, some construction materials and ongoing and prolonged exposure to wet conditions or anything else that might result in serious issues? Is that a possible issue or is Ms Phelan satisfied that the laboratory testing is sufficient to safeguard against any real-world conditions that could affect construction materials?