Mr. Brian Hanley:

I want to be positive but I think I would struggle to tell any of them to be patient after how long they have had to wait at this stage. It was commented on by various members of the committee to the Ministers on the work that has been done but there is nothing for this Christmas. What do we say in the spring? There are some really difficult decisions for businesses and families. Do I rear my family in a home that does not have insurance? These are really difficult decisions for people to have to make, and they are such an important part of our heritage.

We cannot just let this go and be another issue because it will be the thin end of the wedge in terms of the issues that come up. The petitioner would have said that even if reforms or mitigations are made, they are not even checked, so the level of granularity or microsectoring that happens is that it is thatch. However, not all thatched buildings are the same either. That needs to be taken very seriously and is something that could be done quite promptly, but it will only happen if people are serious about delivering on those kinds of things.