Joe Flaherty (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is reassuring. There is a strong focus on the retrofitting of local authority houses and the SEAI deals with contractors daily. The anecdotal feedback we are getting suggests the average cost of the retrofitting of a local authority house is in the order of €7,000 above what the local authorities have been approved by the Department. Is the authority bringing pressure to bear on the Department in that regard, or does it have any involvement at that level?