Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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1260. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his officials will liaise with a housing association (details supplied) to ensure that all public health guidelines are being adhered to and to ensure there is a health and safety audit of the entire complex including fire safety in view of concerns in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9605/20]

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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The management and maintenance of social housing stock (both local authority and Approved Housing Body), including compliance with both Health & Safety and Fire Safety regulations is a matter for each individual local authority and Approved Housing Body, in line with Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966.

The Deputy may wish to seek further information in this regard from the Building Control Section of Dun-Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. 

For information, my Department did provide capital funding for the facility referred to in the Question through my Department's Capital Assistance Scheme in 2009.