This decision was opposed by the county inspector of schools.

Under terms of the bill, county environmental inspectors would investigate complaints.

The county inspector was accusing the firm of having used faulty material, although this had been ruled out by tests.

And county inspectors have not had the chance to review every building affected by the flood.

Earlier this week county inspectors found no evidence that church members were already living underground.

Then a county inspector came along and flunked the building.

"And yet, the county inspector okayed the building before you opened for business," Qwilleran said.

Others had been ordered by county inspectors to leave their homes because they were unsafe.

Of 75 violations found in February by county inspectors, all but a half-dozen have been corrected.

In 1879 he passed the examination for county inspector and was appointed to Donegal.