Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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639. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of opt outs for individual new dwellings under SI 365 of the building regulations 2015 for each local authority, by quarter and as a percentage of overall commencements in each of the years 2015 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30095/17]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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The issue referred to in the question is a matter for local Building Control Authorities, who are independent in the use of their statutory powers under the Building Control Acts 1990 - 2014.

Building Control Authorities are required to keep certain information pertaining to building works that come under the Building Control Regulations 1997-2015 on a statutory register, including particulars in relation to Commencement Notices and Declarations of Intention to Opt Out of Statutory Certification.

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 enabler, set up to facilitate building control authorities, building owners, builders and construction professionals in discharging their separate responsibilities under the Building Control Act 1990.

The BCMS is centrally hosted by the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) on behalf of the 31 Local Authorities and has enabled this information to be hosted on a central nationwide register, readily available and updated quarterly at .