Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The letter reads:

I am happy to report to the Committee that the NPHDB has reached agreement with the main contractor that a period of moratorium on claims will apply. This will be in place until June 2021.

We will take that to mean 1 June. The letter continues, "The moratorium applies to conciliations and adjudications and High Court proceedings." I thank Deputy Hourigan for highlighting that point.

We move to category C, correspondence from and related to private individuals and any other correspondence. No. 546C is correspondence from Councillor Fiona McLoughlin Healy, dated 4 May. The councillor requests that the committee consider making inquiries in respect of the valuation and disposal of land by Kildare County Council. As local authorities are not directly accountable to the committee and as the councillor has made contact with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, I propose that we seek the councillor's consent to refer this matter to the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage, which is best placed to examine this matter further. I will open the floor before seeking agreement to that proposal. Deputy Catherine Murphy has flagged this item.