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

Ms Mary O'Brien:

I do not believe the regulation will change too much – it is all-encompassing – but the guidance under TGD B is being updated at the moment. If we use that guidance, we can determine prima faciecompliance with the regulations. We suggest that the commentary on CLT and other modern methods of construction should be added to TGD B to allow a method of compliance with the building regulations.