Mr. Aidan O'Connor:

Yes, I do believe there is as local authorities have their professional engineers, architects and surveyors. Are those skills applied to the building control section is another question. Fire officers who act as building control officers usually are engineers by background and have detailed further training in fire safety. We can make general statements, however. For example, Fingal County Council has an excellent building control officer who has taken a proactive role in all issues that she has faced.