Seanad debates
Wednesday, 7 May 2003
Adjournment Matters. - Housing Grants.
It is a process which must be undergone with these new, innovative procedures and methods which are encouraged by the Department but which need to be checked to ensure that they reach acceptable standards. In some cases, they have certifications from countries which perhaps do not include the lifespan we expect of different products used in houses here. I am not suggesting that any of the materials or designs used in the estate in question are not up to standard, but it is a process which must be gone through to ensure that the certification meets the standards. Materials can be approved by different international bodies here and abroad. A fair amount of paperwork and processing must be gone through in respect of some of these innovative products. It appears that a number of people in the estate have been paid the first-time buyer's grant and I believe that most of them will work out their difficulties.
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