If there is any doubt about the foundations, do not make people build houses on dodgy foundations. We must put foundations into the redress scheme now and stop going around in circles by wasting money on engineers' fees to look at different foundations.
The amendment would require me, as Minister, to request the NSAI to ensure the review of IS 465 is completed in time for the opening of the defective concrete block scheme, as provided for in the Bill. I move amendment No. 49: In page 14, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “(1) The Minister shall request an updated Society of Chartered Surveyors of Ireland report on construction costs for the Defective Concrete Block Grant Scheme in advance of the opening of the scheme, based on appropriate regional or county-based costings.
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Tellers: Tá, Deputies Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Pearse Doherty; Níl, Deputies Brendan Griffin and Jack Chambers.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." | Carried | 72–67 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 67–73 |
| Question again put: | Carried | 74–69 |
| Question put: | Carried | 78–61 |
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