Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

As the Tánaiste will be aware, last night there was a major fire in the tower attached to the former Days Hotel, Ballymun. The response from the emergency services, the fire brigade and the gardaí was swift and undoubtedly prevented a major loss of life and serious injury. The response from the staff at the hotel and in the tower in evacuating the building was, equally, truly heroic. For many years, our fire services have requested additional equipment to tackle high-rise buildings, such as extension ladders, power hoses and other vital equipment, as well as training and recruitment. What is the status of the reappraisal of fire safety in the wake of the devastating Grenfell Tower fire in London, as announced by the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, in June 2017?

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