Mr. Feargal ? Coigligh:

The State is paying a significant bill and will continue to pay a significant bill to address legacy defects, particularly going back to the Celtic tiger years. It is important to note that while there may be more work to be done, a huge amount has been done over the past decade to ensure that what happened in the 2000s and before does not happen again. That has happened at a number of levels. New construction standards came into place in 2013, for example. New building regulations came into place in 2014 that very clearly assign responsibility for each stage of the construction process and the sign-off in that regard. We have supported the local government system in terms of developing a shared service office and national building control office. In other words, a huge amount has already been done to improve standards. Lastly, there was the enactment this year of legislation that will provide for the construction industry-----