Mr. Michael Doherty:

There is nothing stopping us downsizing. No one from the Department or elsewhere has said people cannot downsize. They are just saying they will not provide the money needed to do the downsizing. It is not the case that they have investigated it and found it fraught with danger and, therefore, will not allow downsizing. They will absolutely allow downsizing but will reduce the grant money and give a grant towards a smaller house. This is not a technical issue for them. It is purely a financial issue for them. Even though it is a cost-neutral option to them, they are looking for an opportunity to claw back some of the grant money they were prepared to give because the homeowners find they can do nothing else other than downsize. It is an opportunity for the State to pull back some of the money it was going to give in the first place. That is the only logical explanation. That is where we are at.