Written answers
Wednesday, 28 September 2016
Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government
Building Regulations Compliance
Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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150. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the report being prepared into a fire (details supplied); when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27710/16]
Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Part B of the Building Regulations sets out the statutory standards of fire safety that apply when a new building is constructed in order to ensure the safety of persons in and about the building. Compliance with the building regulations is first and foremost the responsibility of the owners, designers and builders of the building concerned.
Nevertheless, in the interests of supporting owners and residents living in developments where concerns regarding non-compliance with fire safety requirements arise, my Department announced, in September, 2015, that a review was to be undertaken by an independent fire safety expert to develop a framework for general application in such situations. The independent fire safety expert has now completed this task and a report on the matter has been received in my Department. The report remains under consideration pending clarification on a number of issues at which point it is intended that the arrangements necessary for publication will be made.
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