Niall Blaney (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Go raibh maith agat. I will be taking the full-time as Senator Dooley has left to attend a committee meeting. I thank the Minister of State for his reply. We really welcome the moves by the Minister regarding the SEAI. Over and above the issues I mentioned, I wish to discuss the ten-year Government bond I mentioned. There is a fear among homeowners that if they do some remedial works on the outside of their houses, the problems with pyrite or mica will return. The ten-year Government bond is about addressing that. If the Department has a look at the matter, the bond will ensure that people do not simply push and drive; instead they may need to step over the advice of engineers who seek to have their houses demolished when there is no need for that. It brings the assurance that they need. I thank the Minister of State very much for his contribution. We look forward to engaging much more with the Department on this matter.