Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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530. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the new building regulations taking effect on 1 March 2014, the training and resources that have been provided to local authority staff in relation to the new building regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3814/14]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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My Department is liaising closely with local authorities in order to ensure a smooth transition to the new arrangements for the control of building activity that will apply when the new Building Control (Amendment) Regulations come into effect on 1 March 2014. I understand that relevant local authority staff have in recent weeks in particular been receiving comprehensive briefing and guidance on the new regulations and their implementation and on the new online Building Control Management System developed and hosted by the Local Government Management Agency as a common platform for the electronic administration of building control functions by all local authorities. Training and development needs of individual staff members are a matter for each local authority in line with standard arrangements.