Mr. Noel Carroll:

The red, amber and green came up first in the context of the pyrite panel report. There are differences in the approach, different definitions and categorisation. While they are in parallel they are not exactly aligned. When setting out which houses to include, the scheme is aimed at those with verifiable, specific levels of damage - a threshold that must be exceeded to get into the scheme. We have 20 houses that did not meet that level of damage. There is provision for inclusion of those in some exceptional circumstances - where to do an adjoining house might necessitate that house being done at the same time. In some cases the damage has progressed to the damage condition rating of two in any event and they are now included.

Eight applications have been refused. Some have appealed the decision to the board, as they are entitled to do. The appeals will be considered. We take an active part in keeping in touch with those people, to see if they can get over the level and into the scheme. Houses vary in terms of severity of damage, some of those that make a rating of two are not terribly severe but they cross the level and meet the criteria.

There are others that are very severe, and I am sure members have seen photographs.