Mr. Graham Doyle:

Certainly. The standards are tremendously important and they are there for a reason. They need to be inspected and people need to be held to those standards. Since Housing for All was launched in September, I know senior departmental officials have met with all the local authorities on the inspection regime and have focused on the range of sanctions and enforcement options available to people. I absolutely accept the importance of it, as the Deputy outlined.

I might ask Ms Timmons to add a word in that regard.