Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 January 2013
719. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his officials submitted a substantial number of amendments to a draft of the new NSAI standard for condition survey and testing of underfloor fill in houses damaged by pyrite induced heave, which they had participated in preparing and signed off on and the reason these amendments were submitted. [1965/13]
View answerIn line with the normal practice for the development of standards in which my Department is involved, comments and proposed changes to draft I.S. 398 – Reactive Pyrite in the sub-floor hardcore material – Part 1: Testing and categorisation protocol, were submitted to the National Standards Authority of Ireland during the public enquiry period. The comments were a mixture of editorial and technical, the purpose of which was to improve the consistency and understanding of the standard.
