Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I dtús báire, ní aontaím leis an Teachta. Is léir gur pacáiste den scoth atá ann faoi láthair. Is léir gur dhein an tAire, an Teachta Darragh O’Brien, an-chuid oibre chun scéim i bhfad níos fearr agus níos fairsinge a chur i bhfeidhm. I mo thuairim tá dul chun cinn an-mhór le feiscint agus is fiú é sin a admháil. I ndeireadh a ráitis dhein an Teachta iarracht é sin a admháil. Is é go bunúsach atá i gceist ag an Teachta ná go bhfuil fonn air an feachtas a choimeád ar siúl. Is é sin an bun rud i dtaobh a pháirtí.

The Government has made a comprehensive response to the mica issue. The scheme announced yesterday by the Minister is expansive, with an extra €800 million to bring about a €2.2 billion scheme that will deal comprehensively with the issues raised by residents. Our only objective is to ensure residents can get their homes rebuilt. The Deputy keeps saying the Government should return to the table, but his party never turned up to the table and that is the problem. He wants to keep the campaign going and is refusing to say, as we said yesterday, that the square footage rate is based on SCSI methodology.

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