Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

On page 28 of the programme for Government, there is a commitment to a review of building standards and improved fire safety. Yesterday in the Irish Examiner, Mr. Michael Clifford revealed that homeowners in the Verdemont complex in Blanchardstown will have to pay up to €50,000 each for fire safety remedial works on 12 March. I asked the Tánaiste for an update on the review and he promised to forward information to me. I appreciate that he has been busy with other matters. Can he confirm whether the Government will conduct the review and update the fire safety regulations? Will he consider a latent defects redress scheme and a risk audit of Celtic tiger-era developments?

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