Noel Harrington (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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236. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce amendments to the building regulations regarding building your own home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13668/15]

Paudie Coffey (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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My Department has given preliminary consideration to the arrangements in place for oversight of new single dwellings and extensions to existing dwellings in advance of the anticipated full formal review of the broader operation of the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 9 of 2014).

While costs are determined by market forces and are therefore outside of the scope of my regulatory powers, I recognise the importance of ensuring that the regulations do not impact unduly on one-off housing and extensions to dwellings, particularly in relation to cost. I announced the commencement of the review today.