Written answers
Tuesday, 16 April 2024
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Building Regulations
Ivana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour)
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426. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for publishing the review of Part B of the Building Regulations (Fire Safety); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16639/24]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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In line with Action 96 of the Housing for All Action Plan Update and Q3 2023 Progress Report and following the completion of a review of Part B of the Building Regulations, I signed the Building Regulations (Part B Amendment) Regulations 2024 on 26 March 2024. These Regulations amend Part B (Fire Safety) of the Second Schedule to the Building Regulations 1997 to update fire safety requirements for buildings other than dwelling houses and apply from 1 May 2025 subject to the transitional arrangements cited.
To accompany the Regulations, the following documents have been published and are now available on my Department’s website:
- Technical Guidance Document B 2024 – Fire Safety - Volume 1: Buildings other than dwelling houses (TGD B 2024)
- Final Regulatory Impact Analysis - Review of Part B (Fire Safety) of the Building Regulations (March 2024)
- Information Note on Alternative Approaches to Demonstrate Compliance with the Building Regulations
www.gov.ie/en/collection/9d2ee-housing-for-all-quarterly-progress-reports/.
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