Ms Orla Hegarty:

It is broader than building regulations, which are to do with measuring the air flow and volume of air. We need to look at our apartment and hotel regulations, as well as at other settings. I have particular concern about the reduced standards for apartment sizes that were brought in about three years ago, which do not have cross-ventilation or balconies and have up to 20% less volume of air than they would have had previously. We need to be concerned about the deregulation of standards. It merits a review in light of the pandemic.