Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I agree that this should be evidence-based. If we find evidence that foundations need to be replaced it would be logical to say they should be included in the scheme; that is fine. From an engineering perspective, if you are going to replace the outer leaves - and I am referencing pictures I have seen of an outer leaf removed and of the floor being held up by scaffold, acrow props and things like that - you could replace the foundation as part of that as well then, if it had to be done.