Longboat Quay fire-safety law
Deputy McDonald presses for legislation requiring inspections before fire-safety certificates are issued, citing Longboat Quay. The Taoiseach says existing planning and housing regulations apply and that arrangements are being developed for Longboat Quay, Priory Hall and similar developments.
Where is the legislative remedy? The law is insufficient and has left these people in the circumstances they are in. Never mind the review; where is the law?
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I pointed out to the Deputy earlier that the law applies in terms of the planning permission issued-----
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There are no mandatory inspections. The certificates are granted based on the plans.
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Is that not the very reason, given the mess that was left in the property, building and construction sector-----
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I know the Deputy is not interested in him. I am only telling her that is why the housing regulations were changed. That is why the delays have occurred and why costs have increased. We do not want the circumstances that applied before to continue.
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Where is the evidence of this in the legislative programme?
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Could the Deputy please allow the Taoiseach to continue? We are not having a debate on this.