Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 13 April 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government
Review of Building Regulations, Building Controls and Consumer Protection: Discussion (Resumed)
9:30 am
Mr. Alan Baldwin:
With regard to the existing BCAR system, there are two distinct systems at play. There is the local authority, with the regulatory framework, and an assigned certifier. I made the point this morning and I strongly believe that the State should take responsibility for there being a single watchdog or body - whatever it is called - to bring oversight and enforcement. They compliment one another. It would be unrealistic to expect the local authority officials to do the level of work in detail we are expected to do but we are providing them with the information in order to assist them in the process of ensuring compliance with regulations. Mr. Hollingsworth might have a view on that.
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