Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 11 October 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Housing Standards: Discussion
9:30 am
Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
Two of my original questions were not answered, one of which was on the single dwelling house and the 1981 Act. What exclusions pertain to that? Can the witnesses give their view on whether that bit of the legislation is outdated, given the changes in building technology? Only Ms Hegarty responded to the question on the failure of authorities to give information at the earliest possible opportunity to residents who were affected by this. I am thinking of the fire safety report for Millfield Manor and the fact that it took 18 months for people to get it from when the report was commissioned.
The information about the inspections which have been carried out was very helpful and reassuring but are there any buildings where works are required but not progressing, causing concerns for the taskforce or the fire services?
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