Is the Minister aware that this problem arises also in cases in which applicants request the Department to send an inspector to the premises concerned but where in many cases there is a problem relating to garage size or the overall size of the house and that, after waiting for perhaps five months for the arrival of the inspector, the applicant is told there is a problem, that, for instance, the garage could be converted. While awaiting the visit from the inspector, the applicant would have continued with the building but because of what the inspector says, the applicant might lose the £2,000 grant and also the £3,000 loan subsidy?

That seems to be a separate question.

If building had commenced before 1 May, the applicant would not be entitled to the £2,000 grant.

I am talking about the present.

Every effort is being made to try to avoid the sort of problems the Deputy refers to, but I shall follow up the question for the purpose of ensuring that the inspector is retained in Cavan-Monaghan until such time as the waiting list in this respect is reduced to a reasonable level, that is, until the waiting period is reduced to about six weeks.