Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We will split up the Donegal representation and go to Mayo now. Obviously, a lot of the issues arising in Donegal are also happening in Mayo. We have a whole list of things that need to happen in Mayo for people to get on and I really welcome the opportunity to talk to our guests here today.

I want to start with Engineers Ireland and its opening statement. In one paragraph, Mr. O'Dowd said that "where a chartered engineer has satisfactorily designed and inspected the remediation works on a property, pursuant to an approved remediation option under the grant scheme, that engineer will issue a certificate of remediation relating to that work.". I want to get to the crux of the matter here. It seems like part of a house could be insured while another part could not and we cannot tell what is going to happen in a number of years time if someone does the outer leaf or does an option other than option 1. We also cannot determine the situation with regard to the foundations and what would happen there. At the moment there is no provision to have the foundations tested. Following the science, can Mr. O'Dowd put it in a package for me as to what can be signed off on and what cannot?