Eileen Flynn (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 7:

In page 8, to delete lines 34 to 37 and substitute the following: "(11) For the purposes of making a recommendation, the Housing Agency shall consult with—

(a) the local authority which made the request, and

(b) affected homeowners’ representative groups, including nominated competent building professionals (as defined in Part 2 of this Act) and/or academic professionals with expertise in the fields of geology and materials science (of the homeowners’ choice), from the administrative area of the local authority which made the request, and

(c) such other persons as it considers appropriate.".

I strongly believe that homeowner groups should be consulted as suggested in amendment No. 7. On amendment No. 8, the people should be consulted with and spoken with in regard to all aspects of the Bill.

I do not want to speak too much because we are collectively pressing votes. I will move and withdraw, if that is okay, instead of speaking to all of them because they are all related.