Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 28 March 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Vacant Housing Refurbishment Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed)

9:30 am

Photo of Pat CaseyPat Casey (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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We agree with that, and that is why this Bill equally says that when the one-stop shop approval is secured, that process can dictate the number of inspections to be carried out on a project. We all know the type of work we are talking about might be a very simple or very complicated piece of construction work. Some might not involve any construction work at all; perhaps a fabric change is all that is required. Other projects might require detailed and numerous inspections. This Bill offers that required flexibility. The number of inspections that has to take place during the process will be indicated on the final approval.