Household furniture standards and complaints
The Minister said the IIRS had established furniture standards, with only one mandatory, and that no recent complaints about substandard furniture had been received.
asked the Minister for Industry and Energy if he has received complaints about the substandard furniture being sold in certain retail outlets in this country which does not come up to recognised standards and which is unacceptable in other European countries.
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Comment on this
asked the Minister for Industry and Energy if his Department have specific standards for household furniture.
Comment on this
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 24 and 25 together.
The following standards for furniture have been made by the Institute for Industrial Research and Standards, with the consent of the Minister:
Of these standards, I.S. 244 only of 1980 is mandatory. The others are voluntary standards. It is a matter for the purchaser to ascertain that the furniture concerned conforms to the relevant standard.
Complaints regarding substandard furniture offered for sale have not been received recently. The IIRS constantly monitor furniture on sale and, where necessary, draw the attention of both the public and manufacturers/importers to any article found to be unsafe or hazardous.