Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party)
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I completely agree. We do not want a rush to try to do something that we will regret over the course of the next ten or 20 years, either because the buildings are not done to a proper standard or we have a fire disaster because we were trying to rush things. I fully accept that we need to have standards and a systematic approach so that Ms Neary's colleagues can expect the same result from every building they have to go into. I accept that and I am not trying to rush or push anybody along. In some of our meetings, a sense of frustration came across. I have met people who produce volumetric and modular buildings in Europe. It seems to be problematic to import and construct such buildings. Can I purchase a volumetric or modular building manufactured in France, Poland or Lithuania, bring it here and apply for planning permission and, if so, will it comply with building standards if it has the European conformity, CE, mark?