Ms Derville Rowland:

At a risk of further irritating the Deputy, I just want to be clear that from my point of view the work we are doing today, on mica or anything and no matter what the Deputy thinks of it, is not going to change in the new year.

If the Deputy speaks to us today or in January, he will have the same level of interest, engagement and concern regarding issues related to those whose homes have been affected by mica, whether they are inside the scheme or outside it. We met representatives of the mica scheme very recently. As far as I understand the situation, there is genuine concern over NSAI’s protocol. It is an engineering issue. It is being examined and will be subject to consultation. I am very happy, and so too is Colm Kincaid, to engage with the committee further on this issue to understand whether it is different from the other one.