Darragh O'Brien (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is the kernel of the issue. I understand that resources are finite and that the scheme will be open for two to three years. It will take more time than that to fix the problem. I hope in the intervening period there may be case law and we may have recourse to those who should pay for this.

I wish to set down a marker that this problem will not be resolved by remediating the worst affected houses that are showing signs of pyritic heave right now. I think we will be dealing with the problem for anything from five to 15 years.

In light of what the Minister has said, I will withdraw the amendment. We will revisit this issue following the first review, when we will know how many homes have moved between the categories.