Vol. 365 No. 10
asked the Minister for the Environment if specifications for grant-aided housing require that only cement which is certified by the National Standard Authority of Ireland be used; and if he will outline the procedures for ensuring that the requirement is enforced.
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asked the Minister for the Environment if he will confirm that in respect of 1985 home improvement grants works must be carried out using certified cement only; and if he will outline the methods by which this requirement is ensured.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 56 and 57 together. As a quality control measure, materials used in work on houses for which new house or improvement grants are sought, must be in conformity with the relevant Irish Standard Specification or otherwise be acceptable to the Department. Normal Portland Cement used for concrete and other cement based products must be certified by the Institute for Industrial Research and Standards under the Irish standard mark licensing scheme as complying with ISI 1963 "Portland Cement" and must bear the Irish Standard Mark. The Department's inspectors carry out on-site inspections and have been asked to ensure as far as possible that materials bear the appropriate Irish Standard Mark.
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asked the Minister for the Environment the level of approval which will be given to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford who applied for a house improvement grant.
Grants totalling £7,000 have been approved in this case, and the applicant has been so informed.
