Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

They did, but as regards the houses without chimneys, it was suddenly discovered that when oil supplies became scarce there was a problem. People then had to build chimneys. Houses are now being built without chimneys as well, with an eye to the future. That is a very dangerous thing to do. Serious problems could arise in the event of there being a difficulty with supply for any reason.

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