Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 23 May 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Review of Part B (Fire Safety) of Building Regulations: Dublin Fire Brigade

Mr. Dennis Keeley:

It is more likely to follow on from the publication. This technology is emerging. The requirements, from a fire safety perspective, is very much built on exploration, testing and certification and I am not sure whether we are quite there yet. I know, from our discussions with industry representatives, that they are very anxious to be able to demonstrate compliance and to know how the performance of these technologies will perform in a fire situation, which is crucial.