Mr. John Durkan:

Not all buildings would have fire certificates. It depends on the building's current use. The deputy chief executive gathered a comprehensive response to this question last March at the council meeting. Prior to the building regulations coming in in 1992, and if the use did not change or it remained in hospitality or as a hostel, the property may not have a fire certificate. That is a very important point because not everyone gets that. Subsequently, when you do works, make material changes, build an extension or have a change of use, if a building has no fire certificate, it will trigger the need for a new fire certificate or a regularisation certificate if that has not taken place since the regulations came in in 1992. The Deputy is asking a very technical question and the response is very nuanced. To be clear, that is not the case in every property or in all properties in all parts of Dublin or the country.