Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 24 May 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Construction Costs in Housing: Discussion

Photo of Eoin Ó BroinEoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

On that point, one of the problems with apartments is our 10 m restriction in respect of cross-laminated timber etc. Is it time we started having a conversation about changing those regulations? We see in other jurisdictions that where they can embrace the full range of new building technologies, they can get cost savings, but we are limited by that regulation, surely.

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