Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 23 June 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
Dr. Leemann had little time to speak today, so that is a fair enough point. He produced evidence in a presentation to the European Parliament to the effect that, judging by the blocks that he sampled, pyrrhotite was unfortunately the deciding factor in the devastation. There is a serious concern that pyrrhotite is the dominant issue causing the devastation in Donegal and Mayo.
IS 465 underpins the current grant scheme and the updated scheme. We are spending billions of euro in taxpayers' money to remedy these homes. Before that money is spent, do the witnesses agree that the science must be based on best international practice?
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