Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Can Ms Hone also tell us what the sense was among the homeowners she represents in Donegal when figures for a €2.7 billion scheme were being thrown around? That is even though we know that scheme will operate over maybe 20 or even up to 30 years to make right what has happened. There was a portrayal of speaking to the taxpayers across the country, which includes the affected homeowners. Last year people realised for the first time how serious this is. Homeowners found the strength to tell their stories and talk of their utter despair. People could see what was happening to the houses so there was a sense of solidarity and that the Government needed to do what was right. This was light-touch and no-touch regulation that led to this disaster along the west coast of Ireland. Now it is working its way into counties like Wexford.