Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In terms of the sequence of events, for Deputy Casey's information, a planning application was submitted and approved for 27 units in 2016. A revised planning application was submitted in 2017 to amend that to 48 units. That application was rejected and appealed to An Bord Pleanála but it appears that during the period of time the appeal has taken, which was approximately six months, the developer in question built and tenanted 44 of those units. Building control amendment regulations, BCAR, compliance certification was not received by the local authority at any stage, neither commencements, disability, fire or completion certificates. My understanding is that South Dublin County Council has inspected the premises and there are no fire safety concerns at this point, therefore, there is not an immediate evacuation concern. On the face of it, it appears the developer built and tenanted the building and did not comply with any of the building or planning regulations. An Bord Pleanála's ruling, while it is short, creates real issues in that there is a significant number of units which, according to its ruling, are not compliant with ceiling heights, numbers of units, size of rooms, etc., and the local authority now has to fulfil its statutory obligation in terms of the planning enforcement.