Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We are working through the recommendations of the fire safety task force and the Minister, Deputy Murphy, recently met representatives of the apartment owners' association to discuss their concerns, specifically those relating to sinking funds and who covers costs etc. It is ongoing work. The key recommendations of the task force were to have the registration of fire safety subcontractors and to outline the roles and responsibilities of building management companies, such as to review and maintain fire safety arrangements, keep a fire safety register and advise residents on what to do in the event of a fire and alarm. All that work is very important. Each local authority fire service should offer training to building management companies on key fire safety matters. They should work with management companies through the process. There is no recommendation for a full investigation of all properties as the number of defects identified was quite low.

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