Written answers
Wednesday, 21 April 2021
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Covid-19 Pandemic
Marian Harkin (Sligo-Leitrim, Independent)
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690. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if essential works which will prevent significant deterioration of a building can be conducted during the Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18499/21]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The Government announced that additional public health restrictions would apply under Level 5 of the Plan for Living with COVID-19 on 6 January 2021. The additional restrictions required all construction activity to cease from 6pm on Friday 8 January, with a number of exceptions. These measures are set out in The Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 10) Regulations 2020 (as amended) and remained in place until 12 April.
The Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 168 of 2021), which came into effect from 12 April, allow for the resumption of residential construction. Restrictions on most non-residential construction remain in place, other than construction activity specified in section 5 of the Regulations.
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