Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I agree with the Minister of State as in my experience money is not the problem. The reason I tabled the question is there is a problem and thousands of homeowners whose properties have pyrite are being excluded from the scheme not just because of the manner in which it was established but because of the manner in which the board has chosen to interpret the conditions. I have had repeated replies to parliamentary questions where I am told dwellings which do not have a damage condition rating of 2 are not eligible to apply. This is not true. When the pyrite panel report was done, properties with damage condition ratings of less than 2 were eligible to apply for the scheme. We were told a common sense approach would arise in the case of adjoining dwellings. This common sense approach has not happened. When will the new NSAI standard be introduced? It will not solve anything because based on what we have seen it is only a technical re-evaluation of matters. With regard to a common sense approach, why are adjacent or nearby properties not included in phases when works have been already approved?

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