John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am conscious of time constraints. The Minister has said there are up to 37,000 homes at various stages of construction across the State. The head of the building control office stated there is a national emergency. Is Mr. Doyle concerned that a year has elapsed and nobody in the Department is aware that the situation was described as a national emergency? There is a lack of resources within a body that was put in place to ensure building control oversight. Is Mr. Doyle concerned that a year has elapsed and he is not aware of this email? Nobody in the Department has reached out to Dublin City Council to see what the challenges are or what additional resources may be required. Is Mr. Doyle concerned that a situation such as that in Grenfell Tower or another potential scandal related to lack of oversight may happen because of the failure of the Department? The Department does not have oversight as to what oversight and resources are in place for the body that has been specifically put in place to ensure something like that cannot happen again. Is he concerned that there is no oversight from the Department?