Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I cannot give the Deputy a commitment right here right now but I will certainly speak to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, about it. I am familiar with the issue with pyrite and mica. Pyrite occurred in my constituency and people were included in the assistance scheme. I have been in houses with mica in them in Donegal and I worked very hard with the former Minister, Deputy Joe McHugh, to get that scheme in place. If the situation is the same for people in Sligo as for those in Mayo and Donegal, I do not see why they would not be included in the scheme. That would be natural justice. Perhaps there is a reason I do not know of but I will bring it up with the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, and make sure the Deputy gets a reply in the very near future.

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