John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

To follow up on that point, and Mr. Gaffney referred to this earlier, other serious issues have arisen in this State. The mica scandal impacted on thousands of people from Donegal right down the western seaboard and in other parts of the State. It was not any fault of any individual homeowner, and was completely outside of their responsibility. The Government devised a scheme - rightly so - to compensate people to rebuild their lives and homes, at a cost. I know there are many delays in moving that forward, but there is precedent. We are not asking for Irish taxpayers’ money to be used in this.