Ms Moyagh Murdock:

Obviously we are there to insure the finished product. We have put our trust in the system to ensure that the remediation does meet the standard, and that the assessment is done by competent, qualified professionals, some of whom are on the register or members of Engineers Ireland and some of whom are obviously in the Housing Agency. Honestly, I probably would be concerned. It is no different than an insurer trusting something like the fire certification in a home, and that it is being done by professional bodies. The insurer is not there to second-guess those professionals, they are there to take the certification in good faith. I do think it needs to be bottomed out. It is not for us to second-guess it but we would like to see it resolved as soon as possible. The work that the National Standards Authority of Ireland is doing must be completed as quickly as possible. We will stand over our commitment to insure, on the basis of the remediation certificate but it must be based on science. That is our position. We would not want to stand in the way by saying we second-guess it, but we do depend on professionalism and integrity to get it right.