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
Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party)
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Fire escapes have been an issue, especially where there are terraced commercial buildings and fire escapes have to be put in at the rear. The witnesses have said there are pros and cons to external fire escapes. Is security one of the things that comes up there, in that there is external staircase access to second and third floors?