Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 3 March 2022

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Committee Stage

Photo of Eoin Ó BroinEoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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I am sorry; I did not realise they were grouped. I will speak to amendment No. 15 very briefly.

Amendment No. 15 is for me a really significant omission from the Bill. The absence in the code of practice of adherence to the requirements of the building regulations seems to be an omission. I know that the drafters of the Bill are keeping a clear distinction between building control functions and the operation of the register. It seems, however, that adherence to the requirements of the building regulations is central to everything this register is about. I really hope the Minister of State is in a position to support this amendment.