Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)

As the Minister of State raised the issue, our party is keen to get the amending legislation done as soon as possible. We would we be willing to waive pre-legislative scrutiny, obviously subject to seeing the content of it. It would be good to know if there is a timeline for that. My colleagues in Donegal, Mayo and Clare are raising this more regularly than I am, but the delay is concerning for folks. When the cap is raised, will people who have already got a grant award under the old cap be able to avail of it? For example, let us say I got a grant award last year, but by the time I get my quote in from my contractor, six, nine or 12 months have elapsed because of the delays in the bureaucracy of the scheme and therefore I am now facing today's prices rather than last year's prices. Is it simply a raising of the cap or is there something else? I might be really cheeky and ask the Minister of State, Deputy Cummins, to give us an update on when we should expect to see the exempted development regulations come before the committee for scrutiny.