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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)

Steven Matthews: Are people's homes across the Border affected? No-one seems to know the answer.

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)

Steven Matthews: I imagine so. I do not know.

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)

Steven Matthews: There is a build and control system but does that control or inspect the products?

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)

Steven Matthews: I am sorry; we are having our own conversation. Deputy Ó Broin would, therefore, be of the view that no homes across the Border are affected by deleterious material.

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)

Steven Matthews: Have inspections been done following what become apparent in County 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)

Steven Matthews: It is interesting. It is something we should look into a little further. I have a Fianna Fáil slot and a Fine Gael slot. I do not know whether both speakers wish to share those slots. I will bring in Deputy Conway-Walsh for the third round of questions.

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)

Steven Matthews: To whom is the Deputy's question directed?

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)

Steven Matthews: The next slots are for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. Please keep it to five minutes each.

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)

Steven Matthews: Deputy Ó Broin will come in after 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)

Steven Matthews: You have limited privilege so answer the question as best you can with that in mind.

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)

Steven Matthews: That concludes our second session. I thank the witnesses for taking time to attend the meeting and sharing their expertise and knowledge of the scheme. It has been a great help to members.

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)

Steven Matthews: I thank the witnesses for joining us today. We will adjourn for 30 minutes before our third session, which is with representatives of the Department and the Housing Agency.

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)

Steven Matthews: Good evening and welcome. This is the third of our sessions today to look at the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022. We are joined by Ms Caroline Timmons, acting assistant secretary, Mr Paul Benson, principal officer, and Mr. John Wickham, senior adviser, from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; and by Mr. Bob Jordan,...

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)

Steven Matthews: We have quite a full house, which is good. I will have to limit contributions to six minutes as this is only a two-hour meeting.

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)

Steven Matthews: There is only a minute left. I have to be strict on time because we only have two hours. I ask Mr. Benson to answer that question first. We will get to questions similar to those the Senator asked.

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)

Steven Matthews: I ask the witnesses to note Senator Blaney's observation because I have to be strict and move on. I am sorry, but we can come back to unanswered questions.

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)

Steven Matthews: Foundations is an issue that has arisen many times today.

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)

Steven Matthews: It is of concern to many homeowners.

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)

Steven Matthews: We move next to Senator Boyhan.

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)

Steven Matthews: Ms Timmons can engage with the committee or with Senator Boyhan. I will take the next slot, which is a Green Party slot. A question was answered around the NSAI and following up on foundations. There was mention of further evidence-gathering to detect where this may be present in other counties. What can we expect in that? Is that where people report excessive cracking? Is that how the...