Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 11 October 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Housing Standards: Discussion
9:30 am
Mr. Paul Lemass:
Before Ms Neary responds, I wish to endorse one thing Mr. Barry said. He went through a complex set of numbers, which leaves two sets of seven where assessments have not yet started. In all of these cases chief fire officers or assistant chief fire officers have visited the buildings and are satisfied that alarms, emergency lighting systems and escape routes are in place. Combining this with the policy to evacuate the building in the event of a fire and the strong awareness at local level of where the buildings are gives us comfort that there is no life safety issue.
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