Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I could see the discomfort of Mr. Damien Owens, speaking for Engineers Ireland, when I put the scenario to him. You have one set of eminently qualified engineers disagreeing with another set of eminently qualified engineers. One set is not indemnified. One set does not have confidence in IS 465 and is therefore recommending option one. The other set, because it is duty bound and the engineers are employees of the State, must follow the letter of the law. Nobody believes this law will remain whether we get an interim ruling from the National Standards Authority of Ireland or a final determination. Nobody believes the current standard will stay in place and nobody has any confidence in it. It is a huge dilemma. I want to get Mr. Wickham's sense of that. It is an awful scenario. These are professionals who are protected by the State so they will not face challenge. However, I have to assume they are deeply uncomfortable overruling colleagues based on a standard nobody has any confidence in.