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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: How many properties in Donegal and Mayo has his company been involved with directly?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Then he has been involved in properties in Donegal.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is great. I just wanted to clarify. In a hospital, there is one specialist that deals with urology and another who deals with cancer. They are both under the same roof, but they are dealing with different matters. Is that fair enough to say?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is fine. I am happy enough with that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank Mr. Forde. Evidence has been given today by Dr. Leemann and Professor Dunlop. I will cite some of their work. Of the 77 properties in Donegal that have been tested, pyrite has been identified in 66. Mr. Forde stated that he was unaware of any. In 61-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Thanks.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am sorry. Can I just ask about that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The point is-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: May I ask another question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is enough now. May I ask another question? In terms of-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank Mr. O'Connell. I am sorry, as I do not mean to be rude, but there is little time and I have important questions. If any of them cannot be answered, the witnesses might send a detailed written response to the committee. That would be helpful. If they need time to elaborate on an answer but feel that they are not getting enough time, they might send a detailed written response. ...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I appreciate that. This internationally respected expert believes that the pyrite in all of the blocks that he tested was a deciding factor in the devastation caused to those homes. In terms of the review of the-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: He had very little time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I assure Mr. Forde that I have-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I appreciate that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Dr. Leemann had little time to speak today, so that is a fair enough point. He produced evidence in a presentation to the European Parliament to the effect that, judging by the blocks that he sampled, pyrrhotite was unfortunately the deciding factor in the devastation. There is a serious concern that pyrrhotite is the dominant issue causing the devastation in Donegal and Mayo. IS 465...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am sorry. Could I come back in? I have very little time. The foundations have not been tested for pyrrhotite; the blocks were. In 66 of the 77 properties in Donegal, it was not just pyrrhotite, but an appreciable amount of pyrrhotite, that was identified. In a separate survey by Petrolab, which is the lab in Britain conducting these tests, 97 homes that had samples sent to it for...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I have a number of questions and I would appreciate if the witnesses could make their answers brief. If they need to elaborate, they can provide a written response to the committee, as other members suggested earlier. Mr. Benson has confirmed that the legislation will be silent on the issue of foundations pending the outcome of the NSAI review. If homeowners wish to replace their...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Okay, that can be done.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Yes, if the Bill is enacted as it has been presented. If that is something they want to do, they can do it, but they have to do it on the same footprint. The next question is about quarries. To date, has the State closed down any of the quarries that have been found to have produced defective blocks?