Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I recognise the involvement of many people across all parties and at all levels of public representation, at local level and council level. I am surprised that Senator Conway-Walsh was not at the meeting. I do not know why she was not invited. Her Sinn Féin colleague was there so there is no issue of that. She would have been very welcome there because it was cross-party, which we proved in Donegal. I am not making this issue political. I want it resolved and am committed to doing that.

I disagree with the Senator that people do not understand. The home owners I met who are affected by this understand that I have to go through a process. I explained to them that if I do not follow that process indicated in the recommendations, it could jeopardise any funding to resolve the matter. There has to be a logical way to address this with technical solutions, and then the money can be put behind it. I will repeat what I said again. There are many stakeholders involved in the process. There were defective materials and the matter needs to be addressed. My job is to ensure we find a solution for the residents. That is my commitment and I will continue to work towards that.