Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 14 February 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
Building Reform Regulations: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I took a couple of prime examples of B-rated brand-new properties with gas boilers. I thought it was confusing but I now understand the lag. What if the Department were empowered to apply conditions to a developer who had a pre-2019 planning permission outstanding? Fossil fuel systems are still being installed in 14% of buildings. Mr. Armstrong spoke about phasing that out, which was great to hear, but is there any mechanism that we could use – channelling local authorities to enforce it – to stamp this out completely?
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