Ms Geraldine Larkin:

The Deputy asked about the length of time the research is going to take. At this time it is estimated the research will take approximately 12 months. At the same time as that research is going on, the committee will obviously be working on any interim findings, and at the end of that process, it will take a minimum of six months more to complete the standard. The Deputy is probably going to ask me why the research is going to take so long. The core part of that research involves conducting, on an accelerated basis, ageing of the samples taken from the various properties. We need to be sure the research has the time to test how the various aspects will withstand a longevity of 50 or 60 years. It is scientific accelerated ageing that is driving the research process.