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

On that, as Ms Wylde and Ms Larkin will know, I have a particular interest in building control and fire safety. For me, those things should never be negotiable, and I know that is not at all what Mr. O'Toole is saying.

If Government policy was to move towards the option of buildings above 12 m in height that are predominantly timber based, and we want to have the highest possible fire safety standards in place that are fully compliant with all of the requirements and that are even better than our current requirements - because there are some areas of the new regulations I would like to see strengthened - that would be good. I am a supporter of the Dublin Fire Brigade, which has called for sprinklers in complex multi-unit buildings. Is there a way of reviewing the regulatory codes and technical guidance documents that would not be as slow? I do not mean that in any critical way, but that does not in any way compromise quality. I know there is a process that has to be gone through, but we also have a legally binding requirement by 2030 to reduce our emissions in the built environment year on year, especially in our inner urban areas. If we are going to restrict new buildings two or three storeys and with concrete ground floors, we will be at odds with ourselves.