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

Last year, the NSAI said it would consider an interim recommendation if it was deemed necessary. As the witnesses know, since the legislation was drafted for the enhanced defective concrete blocks scheme and it was finally rushed through the Houses in July 2022, homeowners have repeatedly asked about this. Why have the foundations not been tested? Why has there not been an interim recommendation as a point of caution, where the foundations are at least tested? As the witnesses know, there were major schemes across North America where there was pyrrhotite in foundations. Those foundations had to be replaced. Why is there not a recommendation to at least test the foundations and give people peace of mind?