To be honest I should have warned you to expect a fee of that magnitude- as someone working in the industry I can assure you that you won't get a good chartered engineer with professional indemnity insurance to to a structural survey on a house for much less than €500 odd plus VAT. That said MT Molloys quote was very good, and they are all of the above. You could also try Kilgallen and Partners in Portlaoise, also very reputable.