Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Perfect.

I want to move on to the €40 million for the defective mica and pyrite block scheme. The Minister knows that there was a lot of anger at the last-minute construction of the sliding scale at the end of last year. Families on the western seaboard have expressed anger about two aspects of the terms of reference agreed between the Department and the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland, SCSI, for remediation with regard to the 2007 building standards and the exclusion of foundations. I have two related questions. It is unclear from the memorandum published this week whether the sliding scale is now off the table. Will the Minister confirm that? Can the 2007 building regulations and foundations where they might be defective be considered for inclusion?

The key thing is to pass the legislation and to open the revised scheme this year, albeit with the proper amendments. Does the Minister have a date to publish the general scheme? Is he confident that, with the support of the committee, he will pass the legislation and have a scheme with the regulations in place before the end of the year?