Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 13 July 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion
Mr. John Wickham:
As Ms Larkin outlined, that review is ongoing. While that is taking place, the Department has published some guidelines on the marketing and use of concrete blocks in Ireland to the appropriate standard. We have liaised extensively with stakeholders in that regard to ensure that people are aware of the standard that exists today and everyone's roles and responsibilities. It is freely available on the Department's website. It has been widely disseminated by the stakeholders to give reassurance to people who are deciding to build with concrete blocks or replace their concrete blocks. It outlines all of the provisions that have been put in place since 2010, the lessons learned from defects and the reinforced provisions of the construction products regulations and the building control amendment regulations, BCAR, process.
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