Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Socialist Party)
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544. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of inspections of building projects by building control officers, by county, since the introduction of the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014; and if he will report on the technical capacity of the building control management system to check calculations submitted. [3761/15]

Paudie Coffey (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Minister of State for the Environment, Community and Local Government (Deputy Paudie Coffey) The statistical information sought is not available in my Department. A target inspection rate of 12-15% of all buildings covered by valid commencement notices is in place within all local building control authorities. Performance against this target is reported by the Local Government Management Agency in its Annual Services Indicators report. A report in respect of activity during 2014 has not yet been compiled.

The Building Control Management System is an online system allowing for the electronic administration of building control matters. Its main function i s to facilitate the lodgement and storage of documentation prepared by owners, designers, builders and assigned certifiers to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of the building regulations. Responsibility for the accuracy of the information supplied, as with responsibility for compliance more generally, continues to rest with the owner, designer or builder of the works or building concerned and with any agent engaged on their behalf.