Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have no doubt we will be returning to it. We need to keep doing what we can as a committee to get this resolved because from the word go, from when the petition came in, this is all part of our heritage. If we start losing it, it is going to be a massive loss to the country. I would say that is a bigger risk to our economy than insurance companies having a small bit of a loss. The witnesses can see there is cross-party support for getting this resolved.

The one thing I would ask witnesses before we let them go is, if the petitioner were here today, what would they say to them about the future of thatched properties in Ireland going forward, if this is not resolved?