Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister, but I would like to point out that we have not yet received copies of the statement which would be helpful for members of the committee and all of our Oireachtas colleagues who have joined us. I thank the Minister for agreeing to meet the committee so soon after the resumption of the Dáil. While the comprehensive set of measures the Department is going to put in place is very welcome, there are still many questions that we need to ask about the process, what happened in the past and why it took so long to release the report. The Minister mentioned the 60-minute fire retardation requirement, but in some of the schools mentioned it was reduced to 20 minutes. It is incredibly significant that it was only one third of the minimum standard required. I have a few more questions, but I will hold them for now and invite my colleagues to comment and ask questions.