Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 May 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Rose Conway-WalshRose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The IS 465 is obviously not fit for purpose. Putting the affordability of the scheme to one side, I have deep concerns about what is happening with respect to the science of it. Many of the homeowners have had to pursue the science around it. I have a question that has been asked by a homeowner. The damage threshold, the scientific evidence that was required in the 90:10 scheme, does not require any samples from defective homes to be sent for specific analysis. Why is the Department reviewing IS 465 when reactive iron sulfide materials were conclusively proven to be the scientific cause of the crumbling blocks?

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