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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Architects Register (9 May 2017)

Damien English: The Building Control Act 2007 provides for a statutory register of architects. This Act confers certain powers on the Minister in respect of the statutory system of registration for architects, such as the appointment of Chairpersons and certain ordinary members of the Admissions Board, the Appeals Board and the Technical Assessment Board.  The Minister has no statutory role...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Construction Regulations (9 May 2017)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 247 and 248 together. A number of companies operating in the Irish insurance market currently provide latent defects insurance cover in respect of new residential buildings. The Central Bank of Ireland is responsible for the prudential supervision of such undertakings authorised in Ireland. My Department has no function in relation to this aspect of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (9 May 2017)

Damien English: In relation to the Deputy's request, the matters referred to are matters for local authorities, who are independent in the use of their statutory powers under the Building Control Acts 1990 - 2014. The Local Government Management Agency collected data on inspections carried out up to 2013 and published this information in the Service Indicators in Local Authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Bodies Establishment (9 May 2017)

Damien English: Section 14 of the Building Control Act 1990 provides for the establishment, at the Minister's discretion, of a Building Regulations Advisory Body (BRAB) to advise the Minister on matters relating to building regulations. The term of office of the last BRAB expired on 1 October 2012.  The members of that BRAB were appointed for a term of office of five years from 14...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (9 May 2017)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 252 to 255, inclusive, together. Under the Building Control Acts 1990 to 2014, primary responsibility for compliance with the requirements of the Building Regulations rests with the designers, builders and owners of buildings.  Enforcement of the Building Regulations is a matter for the 31 local building control authorities who have extensive powers of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Professional Qualifications (10 May 2017)

Damien English: The title of Chartered Engineer is protected by the Institution of Civil Engineers of Ireland (Charter Amendment) Act 1969, while the Building Control Act 2007, among other things, provides for the registration of persons entitled to use the professional titles of Architect and Building Surveyor.  Neither I nor my Department has any direct role in the operation of these...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (10 May 2017)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 133, 135 and 136 together. In relation to the Deputy's request, the matters referred to are matters for local authorities, who are independent in the use of their statutory powers under the Building Control Acts 1990 - 2014. In line with the agreed Performance Indicators for Local Government, Building Control Authorities are required to carry out a level of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (10 May 2017)

Damien English: In relation to the Deputy's request, the issue referred to is a matter for local authorities, who are independent in the use of their statutory powers under the Building Control Acts 1990 - 2014. The Building Control Management System (BCMS) provides a common platform for clear and consistent administration of building control matters across the local authority sector. The BCMS is an IT...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Construction Industry Register Ireland (10 May 2017)

Damien English: The Construction Industry Register Ireland (CIRI) was established by the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) as a voluntary register of builders and contractors and I understand that, to date, approximately 800 building and contracting entities have registered. The Government signalled its commitment in the Construction 2020 Strategy, and in the Action Plan for Jobs, to place the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (10 May 2017)

Damien English: The proposal to allow for the change of use of vacant commercial premises in urban areas into residential units without having to go through the planning process was reflected in the Government's Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, published in July 2016. My Department is currently progressing the drafting of the necessary revisions to the planning...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (10 May 2017)

Damien English: Following the tragic loss of life in Carrickmines, County Dublin on 10 October 2015, my Department’s National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management (NDFEM) was tasked with overseeing a Programme to Review and Enhance Fire Safety in Local Authority Provided Traveller Accommodation. The objective of the review was to ensure that practical and appropriate fire safety measures,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (10 May 2017)

Damien English: The document “Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments – Guidelines for Planning Authorities” was published in December 2015 and had legislative and policy effect from January 2016. Given the time period necessary for prospective applicants to prepare proposals in the light of the Guidelines, submit such proposals to planning authorities for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (11 May 2017)

Damien English: In accordance with the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller Accommodation Programmes (TAPs) in their areas.  My Department’s role is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (11 May 2017)

Damien English: In accordance with the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller Accommodation Programmes (TAPs) in their areas.  My Department’s role is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (11 May 2017)

Damien English: Under the Building Control Acts 1990 to 2014, primary responsibility for compliance with the requirements of the Building Regulations rests with the designers, builders and owners of buildings.  Enforcement of the Building Regulations is a matter for the 31 local building control authorities, who have extensive powers of inspection and enforcement in the event of breaches of the Building...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (11 May 2017)

Damien English: The recording and reporting of statistics on housing activity is a complex matter that involves tracking a range of different indicators – including planning permissions, commencement notices, ESB connections and several others - from various sources, each of which measure different aspects of housing market activity.  Each dataset presents part of the overall housing activity...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (16 May 2017)

Damien English: In accordance with the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller Accommodation Programmes (TAPs) in their areas. My Department’s role is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Library Projects (16 May 2017)

Damien English: The provision of premises and facilities in the public library service, including the construction of libraries, is generally a matter for each local authority in accordance with section 78 of the Local Government Act 2001. Local authority investment in library infrastructure is complemented, however, by an exchequer funded library capital programme that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Fire Service (16 May 2017)

Damien English: The role of responding to incidents of fire is assigned to fire authorities in the Fire Services Acts, 1981 to 2003. Decisions about mobilising and deploying fire-fighting resources to fire situations are vested in the Senior Fire Officer present at the scene. The auxiliary fire service within the Civil Defence is a local authority resource which may be deployed, including in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (16 May 2017)

Damien English: The aim of the Building Regulations is to provide for the safety and welfare of people in and about buildings. Building Regulations apply to the construction of new buildings and to extensions and material alterations to buildings. In addition, certain parts of the Regulations apply to existing buildings where a material change of use takes place. The Building Control (Amendment)...