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Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: In his discussions with officials I ask that the Minister of State to go two steps further. The first is that in addition to some of the new nominating bodies he has mentioned, we seek to also have the following included: National Building Control Office - it makes no sense for that office not to be on the board; the Construction Defects Alliance; the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland;...

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 15: In page 20, line 24, to delete “ordinary” and substitute “ten”.

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 16: In page 20, line 24, to delete “by the Minister” and substitute “through the Public Appointments Service,”.

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 17: In page 20, lines 24 to 35, to delete all words from and including “as follows” in line 24 down to and including line 35, and in page 21, to delete lines 1 to 3 and substitute the following: “with one member selected from the nominations of each the following bodies: (a) the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; (b) the...

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: The Minister of State was not privy to the lengthy discussion on related amendments on Committee Stage. From my reading of it, there is nothing currently in the legislation that would ensure that somebody who had been found to be in breach of building regulations could for that reason be struck off the register. That is one of the fundamental weaknesses of it. In addition to the criteria...

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 11: In page 18, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: "(f) adherence to the requirements of the Building Regulations;".

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 12: In page 18, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: "(f) accessing the National Training Fund for upskilling construction sector workforce;".

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 13: In page 19, line 31, to delete "such members of its staff as it thinks fit to be" and substitute "independent". Again, we discussed this amendment at length on Committee Stage. I do not want to repeat that debate, but for the benefit of the record the Minister of State might read his response. I may respond depending on his comments.

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: The concern in terms of this amendment relates to the original discussion we had about the independence of the body. If I understand this section of the Bill, it means that the people who carry out the inspections will be people who were previously employed by the Construction Industry Federation. Therefore, they will be seconded to the register for the purposes of doing this work. How...

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 14: In page 20, to delete lines 18 to 23 and substitute the following: "(3) The chairperson of the Board shall be appointed through the Public Appointments Service and shall have knowledge and experience of construction, building control, building standards, planning and related legislation; and other areas that the Minister may specify by way of regulations.". ...

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 7: In page 12, line 2, after “person” to insert “through the Public Appointments Service”. This is one of a number of amendments dealing with matters in respect of which the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, indicated on Committee Stage that he may table amendments of his own - not on Report Stage, but in the Seanad. It relates to a...

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: But not to this amendment specifically which, from memory, has to do with the chairperson.

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will not push this to a full vote, but I wish to make a point. The PAS exists for a reason. My understanding is that the Government is meant to be operating a protocol whereby the service is always used, but we know that it has not been used in a number of high-profile cases recently. If someone was being appointed as the chair of the board of this important body, I would have thought...

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 8: In page 17, line 18, after “may” to insert “, following consultation with the Minister and the Oireachtas,”. I will withdraw this amendment now but we may return to it in the Seanad.

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 9: In page 18, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “(10) The registration body shall seek the views of the relevant Oireachtas Committee on its annual report in person or in writing as requested by that Committee.”. I will withdraw this amendment now but we may return to it in the Seanad.

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 10: In page 18, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: “(f) establishment of a statutory skills register;”. Similar to when we discussed amendments Nos. 9 and 11 at some length on Committee Stage, while the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, was not in a position to accept them, he indicated that he would provide members of the committee...

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: They are, but I will get two minutes to respond.

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: One two-minute slot will be plenty on this one.

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Minister of State for his response. Part of the difficulty is that regulations have not improved that much since the incidents many of us talked about. In fact, in many instances the problem was not the regulations but their lack of enforcement. What has changed is in respect of building processes? There is a new system of certification, which is an improvement on the system...

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I appreciate, as far too often in his recent ministerial career, the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, has been thrown in the deep end to handle legislation that he might not have been dealing with previously. These are important amendments. If the Minister of State has a note, reading it into the record would be good. These are consequent to amendments that both I and Deputy Cian...