Niall Blaney (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I get where Senator Gavan is coming from in terms of this matter. As the owner of a home damaged by mica and someone who has witnessed cracks go down the side of his wall, I can say that cracks open at a fairly sharp rate. Over two years a crack that is 1.5 mm will very quickly increase in size, and so much so that one can put one's hand through the wall. I get where the Senator is coming from but I do not see that this as an issue. As I come from an engineering background, and having talked to engineers about this matter, I do not see this as an issue but I would like someone to prioritise the houses that are in an awful shape at the moment. Furthermore, I do not want anybody to be excluded from the scheme if they have the cracks that are not as big as 1.5 mm.