As a result of the announcement of €10 million in the budget for the remediation of properties with pyrite, can the Taoiseach confirm whether the pyrite levy Bill is being withdrawn or is it dead in the water? This fund will go nowhere near to addressing the problems. It will cost roughly €30,000 to €60,000 for each home, so only 250 homes could be delivered based on the €10 million fund.

We will not be proceeding with a levy on quarries with regard to the pyrite matter. The €10 million allocation, which the Government decided to provide following an investigation by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Hogan, and the late Minister of State, Shane McEntee, is the commencement of a process of accepting applications to deal with pyrite. We fully understand that €10 million will not be enough, so it will have to be followed through again next year and probably the year after. It is a case of identifying houses that are really caught in this pyrite situation.

Okay.

We are not proceeding with the Bill to which the Deputy referred. The €10 million is a start of the process so that we can take applications and follow them through.