Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)

If the pyrite panel comes back with a finding that makes points like those the Minister is making, the householders affected are going to be seriously disappointed. The Minister must understand the nature of the problem to come up with a solution and he has quoted two people's different opinions. Mr. Brian Hawkins is the world renowned authority on pyrite and I would give greater credibility to his opinion. He absolutely confirmed on at least ten occasions at the symposium that this was known about and society should have acknowledged this. It should have been reflected in the regulations. Unless the Department takes responsibility for that, there will be a real problem when the panel issues its findings.

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