Mr. Jack Keyes:

At present, the brief of the board does not include mica.

I was interested in Deputy O'Reilly's feedback about the cost of the engineer. My understanding is that €500 is allowed for the initial survey if a house is accepted on the scheme. The engineers employed to do the detailed contract documents are from a panel and they are paid fully by the moneys provided by the board or the State. If one is not accepted on the scheme one is eligible for those fees. I will keep in mind what the Deputy says about the fee of €1,800 and try to tease it out.