On page 20, section B of the programme for Government, the action plan on housing is outlined. Is the Government committed to reviewing the pyrite remediation scheme in full? I ask this in the context of the Pyrite Resolution Act 2013 with which the Tánaiste will be familiar as a former Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government. The Act only includes those with category two-level damage. Fewer than 700 houses have been remediated since 2013 under this scheme. Thousands of other home owners with pyrite, whose houses are valueless now and who cannot move on with their lives, are being left behind. The scheme needs to be reviewed. Furthermore, within the scheme itself, there is an exceptional circumstances clause where people can appeal to get into the scheme. Not one application has been approved under this exceptional circumstances scheme. Will the Tánaiste, or someone with knowledge in this area, commit to a full review of the pyrite resolution scheme?

The Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy English, is the political expert on this issue and worked with me on it when I was in that Department. I will ask him to contact the Deputy directly. He is a very pragmatic person on this issue, and if there is a case to be made he will certainly listen with an open mind.