Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Did the board go to An Bord Pleanála because it did not want to incur the extra cost or because it thought the sprinklers were not needed? We understand they were not required under the building regulations, but obviously An Bord Pleanála felt it would be a proper sustainable development for the next 100 years. These requirements are now in place, but the witnesses keep telling us that it is for the next century. Therefore, they could not have believed the regulations would have been static. That is what I would call future proofing.