444. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when the revised standard I.S. 465 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36732/26]

My Department has been advised by the NSAI that although it had hoped to have finalised the review into I.S. 465 by the end of Q1, a short unavoidable delay occurred on foot of new observations having been received in respect of the key topic of remediation. The Technical Committee determined that these recent inputs were of importance and that further consideration was necessary to ensure the most robust and effective outcome, informed by the best available data and scientific evidence, in the interests of all stakeholders.

The NSAI has informed my Department that it expects the revised standard to be published in the coming weeks.