Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 13 May 2015
Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis
Nexus Phase
Mr. Liam Kelleher:
There was one particular one that ... but ... I just mention that. No, the CIF would have no time for any construction activity that did not meet with the required statutory, safety and other performance. Fire safety as such ... I know the regime has changed now, our focus in that area would have been more on safety, on safety in construction and on ... on the steadily increasing, and correctly so, standards for safety on site and on project. I know that in more recent times that there has been a change in relation to building inspection. It wasn't ... it wasn't comprehensive at the time but that wasn't an issue ... that wasn't something that the CIF had a regulatory responsibility in relation to implementation of and ... but we regard it as absolutely unacceptable.