Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 27 November 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Update on Construction of National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I want to ask about fire safety and fire resistance in respect of the site in general, knowing that lagged pipes are a great conduit for fire when it wants to move long distances quickly. Have adequate provisions been made in that regard? Has the city fire safety officer given his or her approval, and how did he or she rate the project? What is the position with the cladding? We have seen a number of incidents, particularly in the UK, were cladding was not fire resistant and, in fact, was an accelerant. To what degree have the witnesses learned from those experiences and put in place measures to address this?

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